23-year-old woman hacked to death by spurned lover in Coimbatore
S Dhanya, already betrothed to another man, was alone at home when Zahir allegedly entered the house and pounced on her with a sickle, reports quoted police as saying.
The 27-year-old accused allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after killing Dhanya. He has been admitted to an ICU ward of a hospital in Palakkad.
Police said that the accused, a mill worker, was a family friend. But , Dhanya's parents rejected his proposal of marrying their daughter.
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