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(20/12/2016) A MAN who brutally murdered his mother by slitting her throat has claimed he was possessed by spirits, Makkal Osai reported.
The man, who is allegedly mentally unwell, lived with his parents and younger siblings in Tamil Nadu, India.
On Saturday, the man’s mother heard him screaming and thrashing about and tried to calm him down.
However, the man grabbed a knife and slit her throat, causing her to bleed to death.
He then woke his father and siblings and told them he had found her dead in his room.
Police have detained the man and are investigating his claim that he had no memory of the incident and was possessed at the time.
Retrieved from The Star Online