Rajshahi: A woman was slaughtered by miscreants at her house at Jitpur in Tanore upazila on Wednesday night.

The deceased was identified as Zohara Begum, 50. After separation with her husband Helal Uddin, she used to stay with her son Jahangir Alam at the village, reports the UNB.

Quoting locals, police said a group of miscreants stormed the house of Jahangir around 9:00pm and swooped on his wife Rumi Khatun with sharp weapons.

As Zohara came in the rescue of Rumi, the attackers slit her throat, leaving her dead on the spot.

Locals took injured Rumi to Tanore Upazila Health Complex.

Officer-in-charge of Tanore Police Station Rezaul Islam said they were trying to arrest the culprits.