A woman was hacked to death by a drug addict man in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi on Thursday morning.
Deceased Marjina Begum, 55, wife of later Saiful Islam, a resident of west Mukterpur village of the upazila.
Charghat Model Thana OC Nazrul Islam said drug addict Moksed beat up his mother Sapura Begum this morning for money to buy drug.
At one stage, Moksed hacked neighbour Marjina as she resisted Moksed, leaving him dead on the spot.
Local people beat up Moksed and handed over to police.
The body was sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital morgue, the OC said.
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