Native from Bantwal stabbed to death in Australia

 

Melbourne, 09 Mar 2015: A 41-year-old Indian IT consultant was brutally stabbed to death in Australia, just 300m from her home, police said on Sunday, March 8, as they launched a probe into the horrific attack.

 

The deceased is Prabha Arun Kumar from Bengaluru and a native of Amtoor, Kalladka in Bantwal.

 

 

Prabha Arun Kumar was on the phone to a member of her family when the "horrific" attack happened yesterday in Westmead, a suburb in Sydney.

 

Kumar told the relative, "I think I’ve been stabbed" in the lane way that runs through the park close to her Westmead home.

 

The mother of one was found stabbed in Parramatta Park last night. The police described it as a "horrific attack".

 

She was found by a man lying in a large pool of blood. A friend of Kumar, who was walking home from work when she was brutally stabbed, said she always felt guilty about getting a lift home late at night.

 

The woman, who asked not to be named, told Daily Telegraph she has warned Prabha about the dangers of the park.

 

"I told her that it is not a safe way to come through because there are people that stop and ask you for money, like 2 dollars," she said.

 

Superintendent Wayne Cox from Parramatta police said earlier that the woman left the station, walked along Argyle Street and onto Park Parade before being attacked in Parramatta Park.

 

"At this point she has taken a lane way connected up to Amos St in Westmead, and during this journey she has been attacked by a person or unknown persons," he said.

 

She suffered a life threatening injury. She was transported to Westmead Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

 

​Prabha Arun Kumar

Prabha Arun Kumar who was employed with Bengaluru-based tech firm MindTree was second daughter of Mahabala Shetty and Sarojini.

 

She was married Arun Kumar 12 years ago and the couple had a ten year old daughter who were staying in Bengaluru.

 

Prabha had done her primary school education in Amtoor and high school in Mangaluru. She then completed her engineering at KVG College, Sullia.

 

Prabha was moved to Australia three years ago after she was promoted by the company.