A woman allegedly murdered her 11-year-old son and seriously injured her 13-year-old daughter with a sharp knife at her house in Pune’s Wagholi area on Tuesday morning as “consequences of an ongoing domestic dispute”.
He Pune Police identified the victim as Sairaj Santosh Jaybhay, 11, and his mother as Soni Santosh Jaybhay, in her 30s. Soni’s daughter Dhanashree was injured in the mother’s attack.
The incident, which occurred at her house in a residential society on Baif Road in Wagholi, came to light after an injured Dhanashree ran out of the house after being attacked by her mother.
“At the time of the incident, Soni’s husband Santosh Jaybhay was not at home. After receiving information about the incident, several teams from Wagholi police station rushed to the spot. Initial investigation suggests that the incident was a result of an ongoing domestic dispute. The exact sequence of events is being investigated,” an officer from Wagholi police station said.
When the police team reached the house, they found blood spatters at various points in the house and saw the woman sitting on the floor of the apartment.
Police said they arrested the woman and she is charged with the murder of her son and the attempted murder of her daughter. The 13-year-old girl is being treated in hospital for serious stab wounds, they added.
Officials said the Jaybhay family hails from Kandhar taluka in Nanded district.