Spurned lover stabs teenage girl 14 times

P GANNAVARAM (EAST GODAVARI): A teenage girl was attacked and seriously injured by her neighbour on Friday morning at Burugukunta village after she spurned his marriage proposal. The accused allegedly slit her throat and then stabbed the girl 14 times.
M Dhana Lakshmi, a polytechnic student, was rushed to the Amalapuram area hospital in a critical condition.She was taken to Kakinada when her condition deteriorated.
Kolli Kishore Kumar, 23, a farm labourer, had been pestering Lakshmi to marry him for the last two years. She had refused his proposal and informed her parents who scolded Kishore. Sources said Kishore confronted her again on Friday and when she refused, he stabbed her with a knife.
The accused fled from the spot and police have launched a manhunt.