The incident occurred around 11:00 pm on Wednesday in front a crowd of horrified onlookers including patients and staff of the Community Health Centre.
24-year-old Jayanthi was resting in general ward along with her one-day-old baby, when 30-year-old Jayanth, who had married her just five months ago, barged in with a machete.
Jayanthi, daughter of Thodar Narayan and Rajeevi couple from Yedapadavu, was a five-month-pregnant, when her longtime lover Janyanth had tied the knot with her.
It is learnt that Jayanth had planned to desert Jayanthi after she became pregnant. However, police intervention had forced him to marry her.
Jayanth had spent his first two weeks of marital life in Jayanthi's house before securing a work in Mangalore. However the post marital relationship between the past-lovers continued to sour with each passing day.
On Wednesday, when Jayanath came to know that his wife gave birth to a baby previous day, he rushed to the hospital only to kill her and flee the scene. He threw the machete at the entrance gate.
The little baby, which miraculously survived the attack, has been admitted to a hospital in Mangalore with severe injuries. His condition is said to be critical.
The police have launched a man-hunt to nab the accused after registering a case.
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