Two boys died while their 33-year old mother was battling for life in a hospital after a suspected suicide pact following a domestic quarrel here, police said today.
Ajantha and her sons, aged 13 and 11, consumed poison in their house at Velipalayam area last night after she had a quarrel with her husband, they said.
While the boys were found dead, the woman was in a semi-conscious state when her husband who had left the house in a fit of rage returned and broke open the door.
The woman had been hospitalised, police said adding they were questioning the woman's husband.
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