A 23-year-old allegedly killed 5 individuals, 4 of them his shut relations, at three villages in Thiruvananthapuram district on Monday.
The collection of murders, which reportedly passed off in the course of the day, unfolded within the night time after the alleged accused Afan turned up earlier than Venjaramoodu police station and confessed to the slaughter. He had claimed that he murdered six, however his severely injured mom, Shemy, additionally a most cancers affected person, is battling for all times on the Thiruvananthapuram medical school hospital.
Thiruvananthapuram rural SP Ok S Sudarsan mentioned 5 deaths have been confirmed and one is critically injured. Three circumstances have been registered at two police stations, he mentioned. “The motive may be ascertained solely after recording his assertion intimately.There are indications about monetary points and gold was reportedly lacking. Such facets need to be verified. A hammer has been recovered from the crime website.”
The officer mentioned the murders passed off between 10 am and 6 pm. The alleged accused was admitted to hospital after he claimed that he had consumed poison on the finish of the killing spree.
In line with police, Afan first killed his paternal grandmother Salma Beevi, a local of Pangode, reportedly within the morning. Later he travelled to a different village S N Puram the place his subsequent targets had been father Raheem’s brother Latheef and his spouse Shahida. The murders on the suspect’s residence at Pullampara reportedly passed off within the night. He bludgeoned to dying 13-year-old youthful brother Afsan and one other girl, Farsana, reportedly his pal. His mom was additionally attacked, who was injured.
Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat member Binu S Nair mentioned the our bodies discovered on the suspect’s home had sustained heavy wounds on their heads. Whereas the provocation for the murders is but to be ascertained, a neighborhood, Shaji, mentioned Afan’s pal Farsana was at home for the final two days and it appears there have been issues within the household over it. He didn’t have any recognized historical past of felony actions or drug abuse, he mentioned.
Abdul Raheem, the daddy of the accused who works in Saudi Arabia, informed a TV channel that he had monetary points, however that was not a matter of concern for his son. “He had been to Saudi for six months on a visiting visa and returned fortunately… He was not in opposition to clearing the debt by promoting the property. My family members had indicated about his affair with the girl, however weren’t in opposition to the connection. He had taken cash from her.”
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