A 50-year-old mother smashed the head of her alcoholic sonwith a wooden pestle and dumped the body in septic tank when he reportedlytried to rape her at Pothugallu village in Mogllapalli mandal of the districton August 15. However, the incident came to light only on Friday when thelocals informed the police.
According to Chityala circle inspector P Sadaiah, P Ramesh(30) of Pothugallu village was addicted to alcohol and used to torture his wifebecause of which she left for her parents’ house three months ago. On August15, he tried to sexually assault his mother Komuramma when she was alone in thehouse in an inebriated condition. Komuramma tried her best to counsel and avoidhim but to no avail.
In a fit of rage, she smashed Ramesh’s head with a woodenpestle killing him instantaneously. She informed the matter to her husbandVeeramallu and elder son Kumaraswamy when the duo reached home. Fearingdisrepute in society, Komuramma and Veeramallu dumped Ramesh’s body in theseptic tank of their house.
The locals grew suspicious with stench emanating by the dayfrom the septic tank and informed the police, who fished out the decomposedbody. Komuramma and Veeramallu surrendered before the cops. A post-mortem wouldbe conduct on Saturday.