Woman Chased, Stabbed In Front Of Her Kids In Broad Daylight, CCTV Footage Shows

A woman in India was stabbed to death in front of her two kids Thursday after being chased by a man in broad daylight. The shocking incident was caught on camera.

The incident took place in the capital Delhi around 2 p.m. ET. The assailant managed to escape after knifing the young mother. After the law enforcement arrived at the spot, they found the woman in a severely injured condition. The victim, identified as Arati, was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead.

"We received a PCR call at around 2:00 pm at Sagar Pur police station that a woman was stabbed. We reached the spot immediately. The woman was taken to the hospital where she was declared dead," a police official told NDTV.

CCTV footage recovered by police showed the woman running for her life along with her kids as the knife-wielding man followed behind. "CCTV footage of the incident showed that the accused was chasing her when she was heading home with her children. At around 2:10 pm the accused stabbed her and managed to escape," the police official told NDTV.

Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and launched a manhunt for the accused who is currently at large. According to the preliminary investigation, the woman and the accused were former neighbors before she moved to her current residence. However, the specific motive for the murder is yet not ascertained.

In December 2020, a North Carolina mother was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at her home in front of her three children. The minor kids rushed to a neighbor's home to seek help after the assailant stabbed their mother, identified as Tiara Dzikowski, 34.

The victim was stabbed several times and was declared dead on the scene. At the time, a deputy from the Nash County Sheriff's Office suspected the reason for the stabbing to be "some kind of argument." Police took the victim's boyfriend, identified as Alexander Dzikowski, 33, into custody.