Man kills mother, commits suicideJun 4, 2012 KOCHI : A mentally-ill person allegedly murdered his mother before committing suicide at Avoli near Muvattupuzha on Sunday.
Muvattupuzha DySP M N Ramesh said that the incident occurred when the person, identified as Vincent (42), hacked his mother to death and jumped into a well situated on the premises of his house. The mother was identified as Marykutty (76). The woman was staying along with her son and daughter at the house for the last 30 years. On Saturday, the daughter went to the tailor shop where she was working. When she returned in the evening, the body of Marykutty was found lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen. Though she searched for her brother she could not find him. His slippers were found lying near the body. On Sunday morning, the body of Vincent was found in the well. Police said that Vincent was under treatment for mental illness for the last 20 years and he used to turn violent at times. According to the police, Vincent picked up a fight with his mother and allegedly hacked her to death. Later he committed suicide by jumping into the well. The two bodies were sent for post-mortem. One held for murder: The crime branch on Sunday arrested one person on charges of killing a security officer at Kannadikkadu in November 2011. The accused was identified as Sarath Das (20) of Kannadikkad in Kochi. Crime branch officials said Das was arrested for murdering Sathyan (40) from Nilanthar in Kannur. Das murdered Sathyan as the latter used to tease him regularly. Das was suffering from mental illness for the last several years. Original -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
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