Sleep-Deprived Elderly Man Beats Wife To Death With Walking Stick Before Jumping Into Well To Kill Himself

An elderly man, who was reportedly severely sleep-deprived at the time of the attack, has been accused of brutally beating his wife to death using his walking stick on Monday, Oct. 4 in Kerala, India. The man then allegedly proceeded to jump into a well in the backyard of his house in an attempt to kill himself.

In the early hours of Oct. 4, Ramankutty, a resident of Kuravilangad in Kottayam district in Kerala, India, allegedly bludgeoned his wife Bharathi, 82, to death with his walking stick, causing grievous injuries to her head and face, ultimately resulting in her death. Bharathi was found dead in her bed in the early hours of Monday, Onmanorama reported.

Ramankutty had reportedly previously informed his family members about his sleep deprivation issues, claiming they were largely caused by his wife's illness. The police suspect that this could be the reason behind Bharathi's murder. The authorities speculate that Ramankutty killed his wife due to frustration as she kept him awake throughout the night due to her illness.

When the officers questioned him regarding his motive behind the murder, Ramankutty reportedly gave incoherent and contradictory answers to the police.

The autopsy results reportedly revealed that Bharathi had sustained injuries on the head, forehead, and face with a coffee plant branch that Ramankutti used as a walking stick.

After beating his wife to death, Ramankutti reportedly jumped into a well in the backyard of his house in an attempt to commit suicide, but locals managed to save him from drowning.

Ramankutti has been remanded and is in the custody of the Judicial First-Magistrate Court, Pala for 14 days. He was given medical aid since he also suffers from various health issues.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a man has been arrested for allegedly beating his wife to death over a delay in serving him dinner in Khunti district, Jharkhand, India on Sept. 18.

The accused, a 70-year-old man, and his wife Hiramani were reportedly in an inebriated condition when the killing occurred. After being angered by a slight delay in his dinner being served, the husband reportedly started arguing with his wife, Latin Times reported.

Following a heated confrontation, the suspect allegedly proceeded to thrash and pummel his wife to death with a stick in a fit of rage. Hiramani, unfortunately, died on the spot. The police would later be summoned to the scene, with the victim's body recovered from the house the next day, Sunday, Sept. 19.

The remains have been transferred to a public hospital for a post-mortem examination and an investigation into the incident is underway.