Woman kills 2 kids, ends life after a tiff with dad, who too attempted suicide

Chennai: In a tragic incident, a 27-year-old woman killed her two children and later committed suicide following a tiff with her father, who too attempted suicide in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu last night.

Police said the woman, Gunavathi, was the wife of Gopi (33) who runs a tea shop at Mohanar area in the locality and the couple have two children, Pranav Priyan (5), who was studying in LKG, and Sujith (2). They were all staying with Gunavathi’s father, S.Kesavan (70).

On Monday night, Kesavan scolded Gunavathi for beating the kids. Upset over, she took her two children with her and left the house.

Later, she threw both the children in a farm well and also committed suicide.

On hearing about it, Kesavan too attempted suicide and he was battling for life at a hospital.

Acting on information, police rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies to the Namakkal Government Hospital for post-mortem. (UNI)