27-year-old Hyderabad girl fatally stabbed in UK

The assailant, who was residing in the shared apartment with other students including the victim, was identified by the local police as a Brazilian youth

Hyderabad: A girl from Hyderabad who went to pursue higher education in the United Kingdom was stabbed to death by a man at London’s Wembley on Tuesday.

The victim Kontham Tejaswini Reddy, a resident of Turkayamjal and native of Brahamanapalli village in Hayathnagar mandal of Rangareddy district had gone to the UK around two and half years ago to pursue her MS Course from a University. She was staying with her friends in a residential property at Neeld Crescent, Wembley.

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On Tuesday morning, a 23-year-old man attacked Tejaswini Reddy and another teenager, Akhila, with a knife. Tejaswini was seriously injured in the incident and died on the spot while Akhila sustained grievous injuries in the attack and was shifted to a hospital and was said to be out of danger.

In a statement the UK Metropolitan Police said that a 23-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of murder and has been taken into custody.

“Two other individuals, a 23-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man, were also arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. The man remains in custody, while the woman was released without further action,” said Detective Chief Inspector Linda Bradley, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command.

He further stated “this has been a fast-moving investigation, and I would like to thank the public for sharing our appeal for information about this man. He is now in custody,” said Bradley.

The parents of the girl, Srinivas Reddy and Rama Devi appealed to the United Kingdom government to initiate stringent action against the assailant identified as a Brazilian who stayed in the same apartment building.

They said that Tejaswini was supposed to return to India in August. “Actually, she was planning to come to India three months ago. Due to some reasons she could not come,” said her cousin Vijay.

A pall of gloom descended at the girl’s native place after the news of her death broke out. The family, who stay in Turkayamjal moved to the native place Brahmanapally in Ibrahimpatnam mandal where relatives started gathering to offer condolences to the family.