2 Boys Found Dead, Mother Hospitalised In Suspected Suicide Pact In Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu: 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.

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.