Karnataka woman ‘serial killer’ sentenced to death

Mallika,who had cut ties with her family,reportedly told the police during interrogation that she was involved in other similar killings.

Police had described Mallika,who worked as a domestic help at several places on the outskirts of Bangalore,as a habitual thief who started killing for valuables.

She told the authorities she acted alone. During the trial,the police ruled out any psychopathic tendencies on her part and attributed the murders to robbery.

Her modus operandi allegedly involved targeting women who looked vulnerable at temple complexes around Bangalore,befriending them and then killing and robbing them.

Police said that Mallika had access to a small stash of cyanide which she had obtained while working as a help for a goldsmith,which she allegedly used to poison her victims.