
In a frightful incident, a man from Kochi hacked his wife to death, attacked his three children and committed suicide.
Rafeeq, who lives in Thoppumpady, killed his wife Jancy with a machete in the bedroom at 1.30 am on Wednesday before attacking the children Saniya, Jesin and Appu, who were sleeping in the next room.
The elder child tried to resist the attack and fled the room along with his two siblings. Rafeeq then hanged himself on the fan in the dining hall as the children tried stopping him in vain.
The neighbours, who rushed to the spot hearing the cries of the children, informed the police about the incident. The children were soon shifted to a private hospital. Two of them had suffered deep cuts on their heads and arms and are in the ICU.
The family had been living in a rented house near Rameswaram Siva Temple in Thoppumpady. The police are examining the reason for the murder-suicide as initial reports claim that Rafeeq was disturbed over financial issues.
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