Man accused of beheading mother dies in prison custody

A 45-year-old schoolteacher accused of killing his mother by severing her head with a machete in Jashore died at a hospital on Sunday night while in prison custody.

The deceased, Mamunur Rashid, was undergoing treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital after suffering a heart attack at Jashore Central Jail on October 28. He was first admitted to Jashore General Hospital before being shifted to Khulna for advanced treatment.

Jashore Central Jail Superintendent Abid Ahmed confirmed his death on Monday (November 2).

Mamunur, a former English teacher at Laujani Secondary School in Jhikargachha, was accused of killing his 58-year-old mother, Anwara Begum, at their home in Baje Durgapur village under Jashore Sadar upazila on August 27.

According to the case details, an argument over family matters broke out between them around 5:30PM. At one point, Mamunur allegedly attacked his mother with a sharp machete, severing her head. He fled the scene as neighbours rushed in, but police later arrested him.