TUTICORIN: A 40-year-old man electrocuted his two minor children to death before killing himself at Saveriyarpuram near Pudukottai in Tuticorin district on Friday. Police said the man was distraught after his wife left him for another man.The deceased were identified as Mary Michael, a truck driver, his daughter Mary Nirosha, 14, a Class IX student, and son Mary Keniston, 12, a Class VII student, both studying in a private school.According to police, Michael’s wife had left the family about six months ago and was reportedly living with another man. This had left Michael depressed, following which he stopped going for work regularly as a truck driver. Instead, he took up painting jobs occasionally.On Friday, Michael reportedly brought food for the children and asked them to go to sleep. Police said he later tied electrical wires to the children and connected them to a power source before killing himself with the same wire. His 75-year-old father, Anthony Muthu, who lives with the family, was sleeping outside the room. When the door remained locked till noon on Saturday, he alerted neighbours, who informed Pudukottai police.Police, who broke open the door, found the three lying dead on a cot with electric wires bound to their bodies. The bodies were sent to Tuticorin Govt Medical College Hospital for post-mortem. Pudukottai police have registered a case and are investigating.
