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Wife stabs hubby to death at Aquem
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One Olga Rodrigues (40) of Aquem-Alto has been arrested on charges
of murdering her husband Anthony Alex Menino Rodrigues (45) with a
kitchen knife during lunch time today.Police said the incident occurred
on account of a domestic dispute between the husband and wife.
This afternoon at around 1.30 noon, the deceased Alex sat with the tiffin
to have his food, when the wife picked up a fight with him over some
family matters and allegedly stabbed Alex on the naval, which proved fatal.
The incident occurred at Alex’s Aquem residence, which is reported to be
the ancestral house of the Rodrigues family. Sources said Olga — the sister
of a prominent politician in Salcete — was not in the habit of cooking food
at home and had also instructed their children, including the 19-year-old
daughter and the two sons aged 10 and 8 years, not to eat anything with
their father Alex.
When tempers rose high this afternoon over some arguments, the wife
picked up a knife and reportedly stabbed her husband. Police said Olga,
armed with the same knife, then rushed to their Malbhat residence on foot,
around a kilometre-long distance from Aquem, and picked up a fight with
her mother-in-law Anarita Rodrigues (68) and brother-in-law Socoro Rodrigues.
Socoro Rodrigues who is a middle-aged man and owns a shop told the police
that he and his mother were seated on the dining table, when they heard
abusive shouts of Olga. In his complaint to the police, Soccoro stated that
his sister-in-law Olga came to his residence in an infuriated state and on
reaching the main door, pulled out a knife and attacked his mother Anarita.
The aged Anarita is reported to have immediately tried to shut the door and
as such, the knife that was aimed at Anarita reportedly struck the door and
fell down. Olga then allegedly managed to catch the left hand of Anarita and
bit it, said DySP Umesh Gaoncar while disclosing the complaint filed by
Socoro with the police.
In this connection, Olga has been arrested under Section 302 of the Indian
Penal Code for the first offence, that of allegedly murdering her husband.
The police has also registered another offence against Olga for the second
incident under Section 307 of to murder her mother-in-law, stated Gaoncar.
Alex who was rushed to Hospicio was declared dead on admission.Police
said the knife used by Olga in the incident has been attached and further
investigations are in progress.
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