19-Year-Old Kerala Girl Dies On The Spot In US As Bullets Pierce Through Ceiling

Kerala Girl shot Dead: Mariam Susan Mathew, a 19-year-old Kerala girl, was shot dead in Montgomery, the capital of Alabama in the United States after bullets from the upper floor allegedly pierced through the ceiling and killed her. She was asleep in her house when this happened.

An investigation has been initiated by the Montgomery police department. Fr Johnson Pappachan, of Malankara Orthodox Church Diocese of South-West America, in a release, said that sustained bullets from the gun of an occupant who lives on the upper floor of her house. The release also added that she was declared dead on the scene, as per report.

More about Mariam Susan Mathew

• She is the daughter of Boben Mathew, a native of Niranam in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district.
• Her body will be taken back to Kerala after the legal formalities are completed. There will also be a public viewing and funeral service in Alabama.
• She died on the spot after the bullet hit her.
• She has two siblings - Basil and Bimal.
• She was preparing for further studies. She completed her higher secondary education from a school in India.

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