Man attempts to kill son, wife

Coimbatore: A 67-year-old construction worker was arrested for attempting to murder his wife and son at Karuvampalayam in Tirupur city in the early hours of Saturday, allegedly after they asked him to leave the house.
An investigation officer identified the accused as B Vijayaraj, of Polur in Tiruvannamalai district. He has been living with his 48-year-old wife Vijayalakshmi, and younger son Vinothkumar, 21, at a rental house at Karuvampalayam in Tirupur city.
“Recently, he had partitioned 1.5 acres land that he owned at his native place between his two sons. Ever since that, his wife and younger son have been asking him to leave the house,” the officer said.
On Saturday around 2am, he said, the two again asked Vijayaraj to get out of the house. In a fit of rage, he grabbed a sickle and attacked his son and wife. He later took them to the Tirupur Medical College and Hospital, where doctors provided them first aid and referred them to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital. His son’s condition is critical.” TNN