Woman, son found dead near Chennai
A Selvaraj | TNN | Apr 8, 2019, 14:27 IST
CHENNAI: A 40-year-old woman and her 10-year-old son were found dead at their home in Perumal Thangal Pudur near Tiruttani, around 75km from Chennai, on Monday morning. The woman’s gold jewellery was missing.
The deceased have been identified as Viji alias Veera Lakshmi and her son, Pothiraj.
The murders came to light on Monday morning when her husband, Perumal, 45, who is working as a security guard at a tyre manufacturing company, returned home after night shift.
As there was response when he knocked on the door, Perumal went to the backside of the house and found his wife lying dead. She had suffered a deep injury on the back of her head.
The son was found dead inside the house. He had been strangled, police said.
Police said the assailants entered the house by breaking open the backdoor.
The Tiruttani police registered a case and were investigating.
The deceased have been identified as Viji alias Veera Lakshmi and her son, Pothiraj.
The murders came to light on Monday morning when her husband, Perumal, 45, who is working as a security guard at a tyre manufacturing company, returned home after night shift.
As there was response when he knocked on the door, Perumal went to the backside of the house and found his wife lying dead. She had suffered a deep injury on the back of her head.
The son was found dead inside the house. He had been strangled, police said.
Police said the assailants entered the house by breaking open the backdoor.
The Tiruttani police registered a case and were investigating.
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