Delhi: Mentally challenged man kills aunt with brick, injures mother with flower pot

A woman was killed and another injured when a mentally challenged man battered them with a brick and a flower pot in north Delhi’s Burari on Tuesday night, the police said on Wednesday.

Kanhaiya Kumar, 45, killed his 65-year-old aunt with a flower pot and injured his mother with a brick. Kumar is mentally unstable and was exhibiting weird behaviour in the last two-three days. He was not even eating food properly, his family members told police.

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His aunt had come visiting his family on Tuesday night. After killing his aunt, he picked up a flower pot and hit his mother in spite of his wife and children trying to control him. Kumar is married with three daughter and two sons.  

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His aunt was declared brought dead at the hospital while his mother, who sustained severe head injuries, is critical, said a senior police officer.