Tragedy As Indian Man Slashes 3 Daughters Throats With Knife, Hangs self

A 40-year-old man hanged himself after slitting the throats of his three minor daughters near Pala in India. The deceased was identified as Jomon, a resident of Chettukulam colony near here. The incident occurred around 10.30 a.m. on Monday when Jomon, in an inebriated condition, attacked his three daughters, aged 13, 10, and 7 years, with a knife. The children fled to a relative’s house nearby even as Jomon escaped.

While the children were rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital in Kottayam, Jomon was found hanging from a window of the house a few hours later.

According to the police, the youngest girl is still not out of danger.

Preliminary investigation suggested that the accused had parted ways with his wife a year and a half ago and had since been living with his daughters. The case has been registered says police