Photos: Jolly Joseph, Kerala's accused cyanide lady

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Jolly Joseph (highlighted) was an active member of the community and participated in many events. Image Credit: Gulf News

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In 2014, Jolly Joseph poisoned a two-year-old by giving her a piece of bread laced with cyanide in 2014, according to the Kerala police. On Monday, police in the Indian state of Kerala recorded the formal arrest of Jolly, the prime accused in connection with the death of Alphine, the fifth victim in the serial murders. Image Credit: Social Media

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Jolly Joseph is the prime accused in the murders of six members of her own family over a period of 14 years. Police brought her to the Ponnamattam house in Kozhikode, Kerala, at least twice early in October for collecting evidence in connection with the serial murder case. Image Credit: Twitter

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Kerala police have found crucial evidence to implicate Jolly Joseph in the Koodathayi serial killings that took place in the Kozhikode district of Kerala between 2002-2016. They have found the bottle in which Jolly kept the cyanide, that was allegedly used to poison her victims. The bottle was recovered during a search at the Ponnamattam house kitchen on October 15, 2019, Tuesday at 10pm. Image Credit: Twitter

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This family tree, published by Manorama Online, shows the family tree and how Jolly (blue box) - the accused - was connected to each victim. Image Credit: Manorama Online

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Jolly Joseph, a suspected serial killer, was arrested in Kerala, India. A forensic psychologist said Jolly Joseph exhibits signs of a sociopath, or someone who suffers from anti-social personality disorder. Compared to a psychopath, the traits of a sociopath are less severe because they blend.in with society, avoid any engagement with the law, and are good at manipulating individuals… they’re good at portraying themselves as a part of society, says a forensic psychologist. Image Credit: Kerala Kaumudi.com

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Jolly Joseph was formally charged for 3 murders in the 6 being investigated. She was arrested along with two of her partners, M S Mathew and P Prajikumar, for allegedly using cyanide to kill six members of the family she was married into in Koodathayi village in Kozhikode, in India's Kerala state between 2002 and 2016. Image Credit: Supplied

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Jolly Joseph, and the two other accused, were produced before a local court on October 16 at the end of their remand period. Jolly had earlier admitted she had killed all the six family members, according to Kerala police. The Investigating Officer (IO) handling the case had said she killed them in order to take away the property. Image Credit: Image Courtesy: KeralaKaumudi.com

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The Ponnamattam house where Jolly Joseph was taken by police twice for collecting evidence in connection with the case in which she is accused of killing six members of her own family over a period of 14 years. Image Credit: Exclusive: Gulf News

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Police took the prime accused Jolly Joseph to the site of incidents for the second time in four days to collect evidence. Image Credit: ANI

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MM Mathew was apparently the one who supplied Jolly Joseph with cyanide Image Credit: Supplied

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Jolly Joseph's financial transactions were conducted via the Omassery Service Cooperative Bank Image Credit: Supplied

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