Woman body found with stab wounds, teen son’s throat slit

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Woman body found with stab wounds, teen son’s throat slit

Wednesday, 22 January 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

A 36-year-old woman and her minor son were found dead inside their house in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri on Tuesday. Police said the woman had a stab wounds on her back while her 12-year-old son's throat was slit with a sharp-edged weapon and there is no sign of any robbery in the house.

The woman has been identified as Pooja and her son Harsh, residents of B-Block in Jahangirpuri. Police said that initial probe suggests personal enmity behind the murder. The husband of the woman died couple of years back and she was living alone with her son here, said police.

According to Vijaynata Arya, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northwest district, on Tuesday at around 10:36 AM a police control room (PCR) was received in which the caller stated about the foul smell coming from their neighbourhood house.

"Acting on the call Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot. On spot a woman and her son were found lying in their house. The woman had stab wounds on her back and the boy throat had been slit with a sharp-edged weapon," said the DCP.

"During initial investigation, it came to light that the house, the mother and son, duo was living was closed for last two days. There is no sign of robbery. It seems that they were murdered two days ago. The bodies have been sent to Babu Jag Jeevan Ram hospital for the autopsy," said a police official privy to investigation.

"Police teams are scanning CCTV cameras in the area to ascertain the crime sequence and identify the culprits. Police teams are investigating the incident with all angles including personal enmity," said the police official.

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