was in the house except the appellant, deceased, PW2 and PW3. She had seen the injuries on the leg, hand etc of her mother. Blood was also found. She asked her mother how she sustained such injuries, but mother did not reply. After coming back from hospital, the appellant and the victim got into a room and slept. Herself and PW3 slept in another room. In the morning as she went to her mother, her father was not there in the room. She called her mother but there was no response. She informed the matter to PW1. PW1 came and checked and said that her mother is dead. She identified the orange coloured nighty worn by her mother on that day and it is marked as MO1. She also identified the blood-stained fire-wood seized by police from the spot and marked as MO2 series. MO3 is the bedsheet and MO4 is the pillow cover on which the victim was sleeping. She also identified MO5 series bangles belonging to her mother. MO6 is the plastic mat spread on the cot. It was blood-stained. MO7 is the kaily mundu seized by the police. There was blood in the room in which her mother was lying. According to her, after consuming alcohol, her father was in the habit of quarrelling with all of them. On the date of incident also, there was quarrel between her father and