A man was arrested by the Munambam police on charge of stabbing his live-in partner to death on Monday night.

The arrested is Suresh Thomas, 53, of Pallippuram. He surrendered before the police. He allegedly stabbed his partner over an argument at their house at Kuzhuppilly.

Neighbours who rushed to the spot hearing the woman’s screams rushed her to a hospital at Kuzhippilly. However, she succumbed to her injuries.