"The accused killed the woman by smashing her head with a stone," the police said (Representational)
A 38-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband in front of the couple's six children in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, the police said today.
The incident happened on late Friday night and the children sat beside the body till Saturday morning, an official said.
"Suraj (45) used to doubt the character of his wife. They had two girls and four boys in the 4-13 age group. After an altercation on Friday, he assaulted her and his brother who came to mediate. The woman was found dead by the accused's brother on Saturday morning, with the children sitting in the house dazed and frightened," a police officer said.
"The accused killed the woman by smashing her head with a stone. The children witnessed the murder. Suraj was arrested on Saturday night," the police said.
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