A 50-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her son today over a family dispute in village Parsadhnya of Basti district here, police said.
The accused identified as Mukarram (30) killed his mother Noorjahan with an axe. He was not staying with his mother as their terms were not good but he used to frequently demand money from her, they said.
Today when she refused to give him money, they entered into an altercation following which he killed her, police said adding, the accused has been booked on charges of murder and further investigations are on in the case.
