Oman nurse murder: Bahrain sister narrates ordeal

Manama : The bereaved cousin of the Indian nurse, who was brutally murdered in Oman last night, is a Bahrain resident. The woman, who is working for a leading media firm here, is devastated by the news and left for her hometown in Kerala, India last night.

Linson and Chikku were working together in the Badr Al Samaa hospital in Salalah, Oman. Married just five months ago, they were about to start a new life, as Chikku was four months pregnant. 

On Wednesday, Linson found Chikku in a pool of blood, brutally murdered, with slashes all over her body. The police have already started the investigations and have established that the murder was apparently part of a robbery attempt.

Chikku’s cousin, on condition of anonymity, narrated the incident to DT News as understood from one of Chikku’s colleagues.

“Chikku was on night shift on that day. Linson, who works in the administrative department of the hospital, where Chikku works as a nurse, had left for his 6pm to 11pm shift. Chikku was supposed to join for her shift at 10pm. When she didn’t reach for work till 10.30pm, Linson tried to call her, but she didn’t respond,” she said. 

“When Linson went to his apartment, he found the door locked. Later, he found her in a pool of blood. There were slashes all over her body and multiple stab wounds on her stomach,” the cousin said, and added: “Linson immediately took her to hospital, but she was declared dead on arrival.”

Investigations revealed that the incident occurred around 7pm local time. The assailant had entered through the balcony. “According to the postmortem report, multiple stab wounds were found on Chikku’s back, abdomen and legs. The assailant had brutally attacked Chikku in such manner that he even slashed her ear for her earring. He took all the gold ornaments and fled,” she said.  

“Some Bangladeshi and Pakistani labourers work at a construction site near Chikku’s apartment. They are being suspected to have committed the crime,” the cousin added.