Trapped in car, two girls choke to death in Tamil Nadu

VILLUPURAM: Two girls, aged four and seven, suffocated to death after they were trapped in a car for more than two hours on Thursday in a village in Kallakurichi district. Passersby found the two children unconscious in the car parked near their house. The girls were taken to the Tirukovilur government hospital where doctors declared them dead. Police have detained the owner of the car for questioning. E Rajeshwari, 7, and A Vanitha, 4, were daughters of two farm workers from Kuladeepamangalam in the district. The incident took place on Thursday evening when they were playing on the street in front of their houses.
All doors of car could be opened from outside, not inside, say police
They climbed onto the car belonging to their neighbour Raja. “The car which was damaged in an accident two years ago was parked in front of the neighbour’s house. All the four doors of the car can be opened from outside, but not from inside,” said a police officer. The girls got stuck inside the car, unable to open the door.
Some villagers later found them lying unconscious inside the car and alerted their family members. They were taken to the Tirukovilur GH where doctors declared them dead.
The Manalurpet police said, “Based on an alert, we visited the village and conducted investigations. So far, none of the family members has lodged a complaint. We have registered a case under Section 174 (Unnatural death) of CrPC and are investigating further.”
Postmortem examination was performed at the GH and the girls’ bodies were handed over to their family members.