Girl dies, brother and father hospitalised after their attempt to end lives

A 15-year-old girl died, and her elder brother and father were hospitalised after they reportedly attempted to end their lives at their residence in Arumugagoundanur in Perur limits on Saturday. The deceased was identfied as Haritha (15).

Her father, Balakrishnan (54), and brother, Ritish (17), were undergoing treatmetn at the Coimbatore Government Medical College Hospital. They were in a critical condition.

According to police, Haritha was said to have been bed-ridden for over two years owing to an illness. The three took the extreme step after the children’s mother, Porselvi, went to work.

Balakrishnan reportedly called and alerted his neighbour Nataraj what they had done. Subsequently, Nataraj called the 108 Ambulance, which rushed the three to the medical college hospital. Haritha, however, died on the way. The Perur police have registered a case. An investigation is under way.