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Reena Koshy Ajith

Death by Force
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Reena Koshy Ajith, a 42-year-old woman of Indian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on October 22, 2014, in Houston, Texas. She was working as a pharmacist at Ben Taub General Hospital when she was shot by her co-worker, George Vallikappill, who was 58 years old. Vallikappill shot Reena in the back as she stood at her workstation in the outpatient pharmacy. The incident was captured on surveillance tape inside the pharmacy.

The motive behind the shooting was reportedly Vallikappill's rom ...Read More
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  • The New Indian Express: Keralite Kills Co-worker, Himself in US
  • KPRC: Man, woman involved in Ben Taub Hospital murder-suicide identified
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    Victim Details

    Reena Koshy Ajith

    Female

    Southwest Asian (Indian / Pakistani)

    Houston

    TX

    2014-10-22

    42

    Reena

    Koshy Ajith

    11/05/2025

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    01/07/2024
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