'Unemployed' man kills wife with dumbbell

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A man allegedly killed his wife by hitting her with a dumbbell before fleeing from the house in Ramamurthy Nagar police station limits in the city.

The incident took place around 9:30 am on Thursday during a heated argument between the couple, sources from the police told News Trail. The deceased was identified as Lithia, 44, a resident of 4th cross, Hoysala Street here. Her husband, Morris is reportedly on the run.

Sources including the neighbours said that the couple married 18 years ago and have three children. Lithia was a homemaker while Morris, was working at a hotel earlier but recently, had been unemployed. The couple owned a building and rented out two houses while residing on the third floor. The neighbours added that for a few weeks, the couple were often found quarrelling among themselves.

Recently, Morris had even attempted to strangle Lithia by squeezing her neck, the neighbours claimed. However, on Thursday morning, a fight ensued between the couple after their children left for school.

During the argument, an enraged Morris took a dumbbell and allegedly hit Lithia on her head. Observing the violent screams, the family from the second and first floor rushed to the couple's house only to find Lithia lying on the floor unconscious while Morris was missing.

Receiving an alert, the jurisdictional police reached the spot and following an inspection, declared that Lithia was dead. The body was sent to a hospital for post-mortem analysis.A case has been taken up by the police, who are currently on the lookout for Morris.