A 41-year-old woman stabbed her elderly mother to death over jealousy that her sister was more loved by her. The accused walked into the police station and confessed, said the officials on Friday.
Sabira Banu Shaikh (71) was killed Thursday evening in Qureshi Nagar of Kurla East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, after a heated argument with her daughter Reshma Muffar Qazi, police said.
Qazi allegedly stabbed her mother with a sharp weapon multiple times in the stomach, chest, neck, and other body parts, an official said.
He said Qazi was apparently jealous of her elder sister thinking their mother loved her more.
After stabbing the 71-year-old, the accused walked into the Chunabhatti police station and confessed to the crime, he said.
A police team then visited the place of the incident and took Qazi into custody, police said.
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