3 months on, Swetha’s parents fighting for justice
The Hindu
She was murdered by a stalker in September 2021
Parents of Swetha, the 20-year-old woman from Chromepet who was stabbed to death by her stalker near Tambaram railway station three months ago, are still fighting for justice. They want the case to be expedited and exemplary punishment handed to their daughter’s killer.
Around 1.30 p.m. on September 23, last year, Swetha was stabbed indiscriminately by a man near Railway Colony in East Tambaram. As she lay in a pool of blood, the man attempted to slit his own throat, but was caught by autorikchaw drivers.
On receiving a call from their daughter’s friend Sangeetha who had been with her, Mathiyazhalagan, 58, a driver with MTC and his wife, Chitra, 50, rushed from their house in Bharthipuram, Chromepet. They were shocked to learn about their daughter’s death. Ms. Chitra said: “On reaching the Government General Hospital, Chromepet, we were told by police that our daughter had been stabbed and died before reaching the hospital.”