A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured while trying to protect her 25-year-old son during a brutal knife attack at the Bheem Nagar area of Borivali West late on Wednesday night. The accused, a 28-year-old BEST bus driver, was enraged after spotting the woman’s son speaking with his sister (Representational pic)

The accused often saw Sunita Salve’s son sitting in front of his house and occasionally talking to his sister

Enraged about this, he warned the woman and her son a few days ago, and a heated argument ensued

On Wednesday, the accused once again saw the youth talking to his sister and lost his temper. He went to Salve’s house and began banging on the door and repeatedly kicking it as well. Salve and her son came out of the house

In a fit of rage, the accused attacked the man with a knife. As he was about to stab him in the stomach, the mother put out her hand to stop him and the knife slashed her palm.