Elderly couple found hanging in Wayanad

KOZHIKODE

: An

aged couple

was found hanging in the sit out area of their house near Perikkalloor in

Mullankolly

panchayat in

Wayanad

. The deceased have been identified as

Chengazhasseri Karunakaran

, 80, and his wife

Sumathi

,76.


The duo has been living with their unmarried

daughter

in their house at Pathiri. It was the daughter who found them hanging at Thursday midnight. Though the neighbours took the couple to the

Pulpally community health centre

, their lives could not be saved.

Pulpally

police

said that as per preliminary

investigation

the couple ended their lives as they were concerned about the health of their ailing younger daughter and about her treatment.

The couple had three daughters, two of whom had been married off. The youngest daughter was staying with them.