Prayers of murdered Oman nurse’s family partially answered

Manama : The body of the Indian nurse, who was murdered in Oman recently, will be brought to India on Monday morning, said her Bahrain relatives.

Chikku Robert (28) was found in a pool of blood on April 20 with multiple stab wounds all over her body.

She and her husband Linson Thomas worked at the Badr Al Samaa hospital in Salalah, Oman.

Chikku’s first cousin who works in a leading media firm in Bahrain had earlier urged the Indian media to restrain from reporting untrue facts about the biggest tragedy in their lives.

Chikku’s Bahrain relatives had expressed shock at fake media reports suggesting her husband was a suspect.

They explained that it was only procedural for police in GCC countries to question people closely associated with the victim. Linson was not in “police custody” as reported by the Indian media. He was infact helping the police identify suspects.

Chikku Robert hails from Ankamali, Ernakulam, in the south Indian state of Kerala.

“Her body will be brought to the Cochin International Airport on Monday (May 2),” the victim’s cousin told NOB.

“The chance for Linson to accompany her body or attend the funeral is very slim. “He is still trying to help the Oman police to identify the criminals.

“The funeral time is not fixed yet.”

Chikku and Linson were married last October and she was four months pregnant with their first child. The perfect couple’s life turned upside down when Chikku was brutally murdered, apparently in a robbery bid.

Before leaving to India the cousin had exclusively told NOB the details of the incident.

Chikku was on night shift on that day. Linson, who works in the administrative department of the hospital, where she works as a nurse, had left for his 6pm to 11pm shift. She was supposed to join for her shift at 10pm. When she didn’t reach for work till 10.30pm, Linson tried to call her, but she didn’t respond. When Linson went to his apartment, he found the door locked. Later, he found her in a pool of blood. There were slashes all over her body and multiple stab wounds on her stomach,” the cousin said, and added: Linson immediately took her to hospital, but she was declared dead on arrival.

Investigations revealed that the incident occurred around 7pm local time. The assailant had entered through the balcony. According to the postmortem report, multiple stab wounds were found on Chikku’s back, abdomen and legs. The assailant had brutally attacked Chikku in such manner that he even slashed her ear for her earring. He took all the gold ornaments and fled.