Friend arrested after two Kerala women killed in California

Two women from Kerala living in California were killed in separate incidents on August 28, with their mutual friend arrested in connection with the deaths, according to police and relatives. The victims were identified as Anjana Hari, 35, of Thrissur, and Ann Mary Mathew, 40, of Thiruvananthapuram. Their friend, Anila, 32, a native of Kottayam, has been taken into custody. The motive for the killings has not been established.

The incidents began around noon on August 28 in Milpitas. Police responded to a report of a hit-and-run collision in a parking lot on Dixon Landing Road near the Mill Creek Apartments. Witnesses stated a blue SUV fled the scene after striking a woman. Officers found Anjana Hari at the scene with severe injuries; she was pronounced dead. Police later located a blue SUV with damage consistent with a collision in a nearby parking lot and arrested its 32-year-old driver, identified by relatives as Anila.

Approximately two hours later, at 1:53 p.m., San Jose police responded to a home in the 700 block of Linda Vista Street for what was initially described as a suspicious circumstance. Ann Mary Mathew was found dead inside her apartment. According to relatives,...