Woman Stabs Former Boyfriend's Wife to Death Inside Apartment

**kellyhound** · #1 ● 04-25-2026, 03:24 AM

India. A 43-year-old woman, armed with a sharp weapon and an air pistol, stormed a flat and brutally stabbed her former boyfriend's wife to death on Wednesday morning.

Police said the crime stemmed from her earlier relationship with the victim's husband going sour over personal as well as monetary dispute.

Police identified the victim as S. S. (42) and the assailant as Shaila S, who separated from her husband in 2017 and stays with her two kids, including a 17-year-old son. She runs a small time business.

The victim too is survived by 2 teenage kids and husband, M, who is an employee with an industrial house.

The murder, which took place between 9.30 am and 10 am, and sent shockwaves across the neighbourhood due to the sheer brutality.

Police told that the accused woman in August 2024 had lodged a complaint accusing the victim's husband of sexually exploiting her on the pretext of marriage and financial cheating. A chargesheet has already been filed in the case.

Police are investigating as to what exactly triggered the violent crime.

The police officials said the accused entered the house and sat on the drawing room sofa, where she was confronted by the victim's 65-year-old mother-in-law K, who questioned her presence and asked about her intentions.

During the verbal exchange, the victim came into the room and also began questioning the woman, leading to a heated argument.

In a sudden escalation, the accused allegedly pulled out an air pistol and placed it on the victim's head, triggering a scuffle inside the house, police said.

Police said the weapon fell to the ground twice during the scuffle following which the elderly mother-in-law managed to pick it up and throw it out of a window to prevent its use.

The mother-in-law told police in her complaint that the accused then took out a pepper spray and sprayed it on her and her daughter-in-law's face, temporarily incapacitating them.

(Video) The complainant told police that taking advantage of the situation, the woman launched a frenzied knife attack on the victim, stabbing her multiple times on the head, neck, and stomach.

Officers said the assault was so severe that the victim's face was left disfigured.

Hearing the commotion, the neighbours alerted the police, who rushed to the spot and found her hiding in the victim's flat situated on the first floor of the three storeyed building.

The police found that the accused also sustained injuries during the attack, possibly while wielding the sharp weapon.

She has suffered deep cuts on both of her hands. She is currently undergoing treatment at a government medical college and hospital.

We suspect that she came walking to the victim's flat and later latched it from inside, before going on the attacking spree.

We are also checking the source of the sharp edged weapon, which is larger than the normal kitchen knife.

Preliminary probe as well as the previously filed FIR indicates that the accused woman and victim's husband were in a relationship before things took a wrong turn between them.

Police recovered the knife used in the murder along with the suspected firearm from the premises.
They did not find any signs of bullets being fired.

The weapon was seized and on examination by experts, it has been concluded to be an air pistol.
Police are also investigsting the source of this air pistol, which looks like an original firearm.