Farmer, 52, murders wife, kills self

Thanjavur: A

farmer

hacked his wife to death before ending his life near Sengipatti in Thanjavur district. Police registered a case and further inquiries are on. According to police, the deceased have been identified as Krishnamoorthi,

52

, of Valappakudi village near Sengipatti, and his wife K Rasathi, 44. The couple has a 20-year-old son K Bharathi. The couple often had domestic scuffles, police said.

On Saturday night, Bharathi was away from the house for some work, while the couple was alone at the house. When Bharathi returned home, he found that the door was locked from inside.

Despite several attempts to call his parents, nobody responded. He broke open the door with the help of neighbours to enter the house and found Rasathi dead with cut injuries on her body and Krishnamoorthi hanging from the roof, police said.TNN