Angry husband DECAPITATES his wife because it takes too long to make him a cup of tea
- The suspect, named only as Dharamveer, allegedly murdered his 50-year-old wife Sundari
An angry husband is said to have beheaded his wife in a fit of rage because his morning cup of tea was 'delayed'.
The suspect, named only as Dharamveer, allegedly killed his 50-year-old wife Sundari with a sword at their home in the village of Faljagadh, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, near the capital Delhi.
The 52-year-old daily wage worker allegedly stabbed his wife fifteen times with the sword before beheading her because she took too long to prepare his drink, Indian media report.
The local police chief said the man woke up a few minutes after his wife, who had already started preparing the concoction, and immediately asked where it was.
After being told it would take another ten minutes, Dharamveer flew into a rage and rushed to grab a weapon which he then allegedly used to hack his wife as she sat over the stove.
Sundari, 50, was killed by her husband at home in Uttar Pradesh, India, police said
Police Commissioner Vivek Yadav told the newspaper Times of India that Sundari woke up at six in the morning and had started preparing the tea as she did every day.
Dharamveer woke up a few minutes later and called her for a cup of tea, he said, as the couple's four children slept in another room.
'After about five minutes, Dharamveer asked for tea again and rushed to the makeshift kitchen on the terrace. He got angry when his wife told him it would take another 10 minutes for the tea to be ready and he kicked the cutlery away,” Yadav said.
He then went to get the sword before returning and used it to kill his wife, the officer said.
When their son, named Soldier, heard her screams, he reportedly rushed to the scene, where they saw their mother bleeding.
Dharamveer allegedly attacked the children when they tried to help her and they fled to their room.
Villagers, alarmed by the screams, also rushed to their house and found Sundari lying dead in a pool of blood.
Dharamveer, a 52-year-old daily wage worker, allegedly stabbed his wife 15 times with the sword
The police were called and Sundari's body was taken for autopsy. Dharamveer was arrested.
Soldier told Indian media that his father had become angry over tea before and often shouted at his mother, but had never hit her.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Gyan Prakash Rai said, “Dharamveer and Sundari had an argument over making tea. He then took out a sharp weapon and attacked her from behind on the neck, resulting in her instant death.”
The investigation is ongoing.