JUDGMENT :

Kauser Edappagath, J.

One Mr.Vinod Kumar, a business man aged 53 years, was brutally hacked to death and his wife Mrs.Jaseentha George @ Jyothi, aged 55 years, was seriously injured by a midnight blitz at their rented house at Valancherry, Thrissur. The shocking incident came to light on the next day morning (09/10/2015) at 9.00 a.m when their immediate neighbour and house owner Mrs. Leelavathy (PW4) found Mrs.Jaseentha @ Jyothi with injuries lying in a pool of blood at the hall of the house. Frightened, she ran out of the house and informed the incident to PW8, an employee of the deceased, who came there to clear the bushes. He immediately went to his workplace and informed the incident to PW1 and PW5, the other employees of the deceased. All of them rushed to the scene house. They saw Mrs.Jaseentha @ Jyothi with bleeding injuries in the hall and her husband lying dead in the bed room. They immediately took her to nearby Nadakkavil Hospital, Valancherry from where she was referred to KIMS Alshifa Super Speciality Hospital, Perinthalmanna for expert management. At 9.30 a.m., PW1 went to Valancherry Police Station and gave Ext. P1 FI statement to PW50, the Senior Civil Poli