A staff nurse working at a private hospital in Salalah was found dead in her house on Thursday. The 27-year-old woman was working at the hospital for over three years and was supposed to report for night shift at 10 pm on Wednesday. Her husband is also an employee at the same hospital.
Friends and colleagues identified the victim as Chikku Robert. According to sources, she was alone at home as her husband, Linson, was at work.
The incident came to light when Chikku did not turn up for work and her husband tried to contact her on her mobile phone. Since there was no response, Linson rushed home only to find her in an unconscious state.
“Chikku was five-months pregnant. On noticing some blood around her clothes, he thought it may be a case related to her pregnancy and called his colleagues and hospital staff. They rushed immediately to his house and found some injuries on her ear, hand and stomach. She was brought dead to the hospital,” her friend said.
Linson had last seen Chikku at around 6 pm when he left home for duty. He had locked the door from outside, while a spare key was with Chikku. The victim hailed from Kerala. A case has been filed and the ROP is looking into the matter.