Mumbai crime: 75-year-old woman killed during suspected robbery

A 75-year-old woman was found murdered at her house in suburban Goregaon, police said on Thursday

A 75-year-old woman was found murdered at her house in suburban Goregaon, police said on Thursday. Meeruben Patel, who lived with her 44-year-old son, was alone at home yesterday when unknown persons slit her throat, police said.

Some valuables were missing from the house. Patel's son found her lying in a pool of blood when he returned home last night. A case of robbery and murder has been registered. While robbery seems to be the motive, police are probing other angles too, said an official.

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