Indian man hangs himself after allegedly murdering 14 family members with a knife
According to the Press Trust of India news agency, a property dispute was behind the killings but initial investigations have so far found no trigger for such an “extreme step”.
A 35-year-old man allegedly murdered 14 members of his family including seven children with a butcher’s knife before committing suicide outside India’s financial capital of Mumbai, police said Sunday.
The attack happened after family members gathered late on Saturday at one of their homes in Thane, some 32km from Mumbai, for a family function, police said.
The sole survivor of the attack – Warekar’s sister – was taken to hospital after neighbours heard her screaming for help after midnight and alerted police.
The attacker, Hasnin Anwar Warekar, hung himself after slitting the throats of all other family members including his parents
“We still haven’t been able to speak with the attacker’s 21-year-old sister, the lone survivor of the attack, who is in deep trauma at a city hospital,” Kabdule said.
Warekar attacked his family after apparently lacing their food with a sedative, according to several local media reports. But the Indian Express newspaper said the chartered accountant stabbed his victims after they went to bed, having all decided to spend the night at the house.