Driven to brink by years of domestic abuse, woman beats husband to death in MP

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• MP woman kills abusive husband, spends hours by body before surrender (Picture credits: X) BHOPAL: Driven to the brink by years of domestic abuse, a 27-year-old woman beat her husband to death on Monday in Chhatarpur’s Shiv Nagar Colony, waited beside his body for eight hours, and then visited a local temple to seek divine forgiveness before surrendering to the police.The incident occurred around 10:00 am when the victim, Deendayal Kushwaha (30), a heavily intoxicated mason, forcibly entered the residence of his estranged wife, Neelam Kushwaha, by breaking the door latch.
• Deendayal reportedly grabbed Neelam by her hair, assaulted her, and hurled derogatory slurs against their seven-year-old daughter.According to family members, Neelam retaliated with a wooden stick, repeatedly striking Deendayal even after he collapsed.
• He succumbed to head and leg injuries on the spot.
• Neelam, initially believing he had merely fainted, sat beside the body for nearly eight hours until...