Overview

• Angel Jasmine, a nurse at a private hospital, was discovered dead at her Omanapuzha home on Wednesday morning following a reported domestic dispute.
• Mannancherry police initially believed Jasmine died in her sleep before forensic examination raised doubts and prompted further inquiry.
• During interrogation, Francis alias Josemon, 54, admitted strangling his daughter with a cloth while she slept.
• Officers will record a formal arrest after the post-mortem report is received and investigators corroborate the confession with physical evidence.
• Police say Jasmine had returned to her parental home after separating from her husband amid ongoing family tensions.