Mentally ill woman in Coimbatore lives with husband’s corpse

COIMBATORE: A woman with mental illness was found living at her home with the decomposed corpse of her husband who allegedly died a few days ago of health issues. The deceased has been identified A Abdul Jaffer (48) of Gandhi Nagar at South Ukkadam in the city. Police said the deceased Abdul Jaffer was staying at home and was often inebriated.

As a result, his daughter and son have been staying at their grandmother’s house in the same area. Abdul Jaffer’s wife, who has a mental illness, was staying with him for the last few months. Meanwhile, on Saturday evening, neighbours called his son, Sharukhan (26), on phone, reporting a pungent smell emanating from their house.