Mumbai: 22-yr-old arrested for allegedly assaulting, murdering live-in partner

The incident took place on Sunday night, June 12, when, during a fight Morris assaulted Khan with a belt and hit her on the head with a blunt object.

Mumbai: 22-yr-old arrested for allegedly assaulting, murdering live-in partner
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A 22-year-old man has been arrested by the MIDC police for allegedly beating and killing his live-in partner at their home in Andheri (East).

The deceased have been identified as Rehana Khan while the 22-year-old accused, Stephan Morris, works with an online delivery service.

He lives with his mother in a chawl in Mahakali caves. He was in a relationship with the deceased, Rihana Shaikh, 19, for the past year. Shaikh’s family did not approve of her relationship, police said. Shaikh resided with Morris at his place with his mother.

The incident took place on Sunday night, June 12, when, during a fight Morris assaulted Khan with a belt and hit her on the head with a blunt object.

However, on Monday early morning, June 13, he rushed her to a hospital where she was declared brought dead. He tried to blame her ex-boyfriend. But based on eyewitness accounts, the police booked him on murder charges.

It has come to light that the couple often used to fight over Shaikh’s ex-boyfriend, police said. On Sunday night at 11 pm, they fought again and Morris assaulted Shaikh with a belt and his fists in the presence of his mother, police said. He then fell asleep and on waking up at 11 am, saw Shaikh lying unconscious. He tried to wake her up and later rushed her to Holy Spirit hospital in Andheri (East) where she was declared dead before admission, police said.

When Shaikh’s father inquired with Morris, he told the former that her ex-boyfriend assaulted her, police said. The MIDC police inquired with people in the locality, who said they heard screams coming from Morris’s house and said that the couple had fought that night, police said.

Meanwhile, Mumbai police said they are in the process of registering an FIR against Morris. He has been taken into custody.

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