Kerala man kills wife and daughter, hospitalised after suicide attempt

A 45-year-old man in Kerala's Kollam district killed his wife and daughter by slitting their throats before attempting to die by suicide on Tuesday. The accused, said to be in critical condition, has been hospitalised.

Sreeju, from Poothakkulam, is suspected to have given them poison before slitting their throats, police said.

His wife Preetha (39) and Sreenandha (12) were found dead in their house on Tuesday morning.

Though Sreeju also tried to kill his elder son Sreerag (17) and later himself, both of them were found in critical condition, Paravur police added.

A police officer said financial difficulties were suspected to be behind the killings and attempted suicide.

Sreeju is a mason by profession.

"Both the man and his son are under treatment. The son has been admitted to a nearby hospital, and the man was taken to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College," he said.