A woman was injured and one of her cattle was killed after a man attacked his neighbours with an axe at Edakkattuvayal in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Tuesday (September 11, 2024). The Mulanthuruthy police arrested the accused, identified as P.V. Raju of Edakkattuvayal. The accused used to complain that water from the cattle shed used to drain towards a well in his compound contaminating the water. According to the police, the accused nursed a grudge against the woman for not heeding his demand to stop cattle farming. He allegedly trespassed into her property with murderous intent around 8.30 a.m. He allegedly hacked to death a pregnant cow and seriously injured two others. The police said the accused swung the axe at the woman as well injuring her finger. The accused was booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita invoking Sections 333 (house trespass after preparation for assault), 325 (commits mischief by killing, poisoning, maiming or rendering useless any animal) and 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and relevant sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Published – September 11, 2024 11:39 am IST