A 35-year-old woman was found murdered in her house at Keezhakorkai village near Patteeswaram in Thanjavur district on Tuesday.
The victim, P. Vasanthi, was alone at home, as her husband Pandian and son worked in a hotel in Coimbatore. Her minor daughter had left for her grandmother’s house situated nearby on Monday night.
Police sources said Vasanthi’s daughter returned in the morning to find her mother’s body in the backyard of their house bearing multiple stab injuries.
On receipt of information, Patteeswaram Police inspected the crime scene and conducted inquiry. A case has been registered.