Alappuzha: Son beat his mother to death in Kayamkulam, Alappuzha. Shantamma (72), a native of Pudupally, died. The police arrested his son Brahmadevan (43).
The incident happened last night. Shantamma was taken to a private hospital but died. Later, when she was brought to the Alappuzha Vandanam Medical College Hospital for post-mortem, the doctor expressed suspicion that the elderly woman had died due to a blow to the head.
The police said that when his son Brahmadeva was interrogated, he confessed to the crime. Only mother and son were in the house. The two used to fight. After a verbal dispute, the mother was beaten by her son. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to the relatives.
