{
  "id": 16175978,
  "title": "Woman hacked to death in Thoothukudi over objection to man contacting her minor daughter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/woman-hacked-to-death-in-thoothukudi-over-objection-to-man-contacting",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T10:53:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/woman-hacked-to-death-in-thoothukudi-over-objection-to-mans-contact-with-her-minor-daughter/article71615111.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the early hours of Friday, October 23, 2026, a 48-year-old woman named Mary Vijila was brutally murdered in Mudalur village, Thoothukudi district, India. The perpetrator, a 23-year-old man named Gnanaprakash, allegedly hacked her to death using a sickle over his objection to contacting her minor daughter. Police confirmed that Gnanaprakash had been in contact with Mary's daughter, which led to a dispute with her family. After an argument, Gnanaprakash stormed into the family's home and attacked Mary, her 50-year-old husband Muthukrishnan, and their 12-year-old son. Mary succumbed to her injuries instantly, while her husband and son were hospitalized for their wounds. The police swiftly arrived at the scene and rescued Muthukrishnan and his son, sending them to the hospital for treatment. Mary's body was taken to Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital for a postmortem examination. It emerged that Gnanaprakash had also taken two of Mary and Muthukrishnan's minor daughters from their home and had fled the scene. The accused was apprehended on Friday, and further investigations are currently underway to determine the full extent of the tragedy.",
  "summary": "The accused Gnanaprakash has been arrested",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}