A 31-year-old woman, M. Mayil, was found dead with her throat slit in her house in Keezha Azhagiyanallur near Kariyapatti on Thursday afternoon.The police said that her son, studying Class 5, had come home in the afternoon for lunch. Since, the woman failed to respond to his knocks, the neighbours had come to help him.When they pushed open the door, they were shocked to see the woman lying on the floor in a pool of blood.The police said that a knife was found in the woman’s hand. The woman was alone at home as her husband, a construction worker, Muniyasamy, had gone to work and children had gone to school.Mallankinaru police have registered a case of suspicious death. The police have not ruled out foul play.A clear picture will emerge only after the post-mortem report is got, a police officer said. The body has been sent to Virudhunagar Government Medical College Hospital. Published - July 16, 2026 08:29 pm IST