Jolly Thomas, accused in the murder of six from a family at Koodathayi in Kozhikode district, had sent a message to Shaju after murdering his wife Sily, reported Manoramaonline. "Everything is clear," Sily messaged Shaju, reported the publication. After his wife Sily and daughter Alphine's passing, Shaju had married Jolly. According to the report, Jolly held a special grudge for Sily since the latter had raised questions on multiple occasions about the nature of the duo's relationship. Manoramaonline reported that Sily was murdered after her daughter Alphine.
Sily was allegedly poisoned to death in 2016. Her two-year-old daughter Alphine too died under mysterious circumstances in 2014. Jolly was named as an accused in the Sily murder case recently. Police sources said Jolly had allegedly given cyanide-coated pills to kill Sily at a dental clinic. Sily was the wife of Shaju, who was the cousin of Jolly's first husband Roy Thomas. Once both Sily and Roy were eliminated, Jolly married Shaju, according to the report.
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On August 22, 2002, retired schoolteacher Annamma collapsed after consuming mutton soup. She had foam coming out of her mouth, and died before reaching the hospital. On August 26, 2008, after consuming mashed tapioca, Tom Thomas vomited and collapsed. His son Roy's wife Jolly was the only person present in the house at the time. On September 9, 2011, Roy Thomas had food soon after returning home and rushed to the washroom, where he vomited and collapsed. His wife Jolly and daughter were the only ones with him in the house at the time. On February 24, 2014, Mathew Manjadiyil was alone at his home when he collapsed and died. Jolly, who stayed nearby, alerted neighbours who found Mathew lying on the floor with foam coming out of his mouth. On May 3, 2014, Alphine Shaju consumed meat and bread on the day of her brother's first holy communion and lost consciousness. On January 11, 2016, Sily Shaju, mother of late Alphine Shaju, had reached Thamarasserry along with Jolly after attending a relative's marriage. She collapsed on to her lap with foam coming out of her mouth. One year after his first wife Sily’s death, on February 6, 2017, Shaju married Jolly despite opposition from family, reports claimed.
