Motive behind woman’s murder in Grandpass revealed

Motive behind woman’s murder in Grandpass revealed

April 27, 2025   10:22 pm

Based on investigations into a complaint received on April 22 that a woman from the Grandpass area had gone missing, her husband and son-in-law were arrested today by Grandpass Police.

During interrogation of the suspects, it was uncovered that the woman had been beaten to death with sharp weapons and dumped into a canal in the area. The incident has also been recorded on a CCTV camera, police said.

Police suspect that the murder was committed after the 65-year-old woman had returned home from a trip with another man with whom she had been having a close relationship.

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