Son killed dad for booze, now daughter kills mom

Angry at being refused money to buy alcohol, an alcohol addict killed her 70-year-old mother and stayed in the same room, with the body, for a week.

Officials say the crime occurred more than a week ago at Ippaturu village in Nawabpet mandal of Mahabubnagar district. It was discovered on Thursday after neighbours found the daughter, Parvathamma, dragging her mother Narsamma’s body into the main room of her home, to dispose of it.

The murder was a reenactment of an earlier crime within the family, when Parvathamma’s elder brother, Narayana, killed their father Nagaraju after he refused to give him money for alcohol — four years ago. According to the police, Chakali Narsamma lived with her 30-year-old daughter Parvathamma, who had two failed marriages due to her alcohol addiction.

The two women lived off Narsamma’s pension. Recently, nearly a week ago, when Parvathamma asked her mother for money to buy some liquor, the mother refused and a quarrel ensued during which the daughter is believed to have struck the mother on the head with a stick. Police claim she also later doused the body with kerosene.

Parvathamma later told neighbours — who were wondering about Narsamma’s absence — that her mother was visiting a relative.

But on Wednesday night, neighbours alerted local police after the daughter was spotted dragging her mother’s decomposed body into the main room of her house. Police later said Parvathamma had confessed to committing the gruesome crime.

“She admitted that she had killed her mother under the effect of alcohol, after her mother denied her money to purchase more liquor,” Nawabpet SI A. Praveen Kumar told the press.

Parvathamma has been placed under arrested.

FOUR YEARS AGO, Parvathamma’s elder brother, Narayana, had killed their father over alcohol money. On Wednesday night, the daughter was spotted by neighbours as she tried to dispose off her mother’s remains. Police say she has confessed to the crime.