Teen neighbour key suspect in 8-yr-old’s murder

On information, Sathankulam police personnel inspected the spot. Thoothukudi Superintendent of Police S Jeyakumar, after preliminary inquiries, said ruled out rape angle but claimed that the girl, a resident of Kalvilai village in Meignanapuram of Thoothukudi district, could have been murdered between 11.30 a.m., and noon.

Referring to the preliminary investigation by forensic experts, the SP ruled out the possibility of the rape in the case. However, a clear picture would emerge only after the arrival of the post-mortem report.

Detailed enquiries revealed that the girl had gone her neighbour’s house at the village to watch television. Meanwhile, the neighbor’s son, who is being suspected as the first accused in the alleged murder case, had a tiff with his father, who has been suffering from psychological problems. The girl interfered and tried to pacify the neighbour. Angered by this, the teenager suddenly strangled the girl and she lost consciousness. As the girl did not revive for a long time, the youth checked and found that she had died. The youth along with the help of a friend, who was there in the house during the act, stuffed the body in a plastic drum and disposed it in a channel under a bridge at Vadalivilai at around 1 pm.

Both the youth have been picked by the police for inquiry.

Following a complaint, Sathankulam police, who registered a case, are continuing their investigation.