KOZHIKODE: A 38-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by slitting his own throat after hacking his seven-month-old son to death and seriously injuring his wife at Eruvassery under Kudiyanmala police station limits in Kannur on Friday morning.
Police informed that Mavila Satheesan, hailing from Muyipra near Eruvassery, hacked his infant son Dhyan Dev and later attacked his wife Anju (28) before committing suicide by slitting his throat with a machete around 9am inside their house. Anju has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Kannur with grievous injuries.
Kudiyanmala SI said that Satheesan attacked the child and mother after locking the door of the bedroom from inside. Though Satheesan’s mother was also present at the house at that time, she could not prevent the attack as the door of the room was locked.
Neighbours came to know about the shocking incident on hearing the cries of Anju. They broke open the door of the house and saw the child and woman soaked in blood. The child, who had injuries on the back of his head, died at the spot while Anju – who sustained multiple injuries, was moved to a hospital in Kannur.
Relatives said that Satheesan was mentally disturbed and they had scheduled an appointment for him with a psychiatrist on Friday. District police chief (Kannur rural) Navneeth Sharma said that Satheesan had sought psychiatric treatment last November and the violent episode could have been an effect due to his condition.
“We have not been able to find any other issue or motive. We have registered a murder case and a case of unnatural death and all aspects will be investigated,” he said.
