Incident Reports

25-year-old woman arrested for killing husband

2019-08-10

Bagmati, Kathmandu, Gokarneshwor, Ward 6

Police arrested Shila Ghale, a 25-year-old temporary resident of Gokarneshowr Municipality-6, on the charge of killing her husband with a knife. Ghale hails from Gadi Rural Municipality-8 of Makwanpur district.  Jalman Syangtyang, Ghale's husband, died while being transported to Nepal Medical College for treatment after he was seriously hit by a knife in chest and abdomen during a general dispute. Upon receiving the news of the incident, a police officer deployed from the Metropolitan Police Circle Buddha arrested Shila. Police are further investigating the incident. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Murder/attempted Murder
Weapons Sharp weapon
Primary Cause Domestic violence
Actor 1 - Number of people 1
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Family/relative
Actor 2 - Youth youth
Total Killed 1
Police website

0 Comments