LOVE HATE SEX PAIN: LOATHSOME MARITICIDE- A CASE REPORT.

Society stands on the basis of sound interpersonal relationships. Families stand on the basis of sound co-ordination among members. Sociologists world over have considered family as a bicycle, each wheel equal in all respects. Husband and wife are these two wheels. If any of these skids, this assembly is doomed to fail. Problem to one spouse, in normal relationships causes trouble to the other partner as well. But cases of familial discord, scuffle, beatings between husband and wife are not unheard of. In most of these cases, husband tends to be the culprit and woman, merely a traumatized victim. Murder of one?s husband or wife is a rare occurrence worldwide. In stark contrast to Philemon and Baucis Deaths, where deep love between partners is reflected by demise of a partner after death of the other one; mariticide is killing of husband and uxoricide is killing of wife. In our country, most of these cases have inherent similarity of one spouse having extra- marital relationship. In this paper, we will describe an unusual case of mariticide, where a woman with her extramarital boyfriend killed her husband. She further dismembered the body in multiple pieces and buried these in her own courtyard, from where she was arrested sitting on a cot watching TV, literally over the remains of her partner in life and death. Through this paper, we will discuss the cases in detail and highlight the importance of meticulous autopsy. Some sociological aspects will be considered too.