Elderly man allegedly kills bedridden wife, attempts suicide in Kerala's Kottayam
Kottayam (PTI): An elderly man allegedly killed his bedridden wife before attempting to take his own life at Kidangoor here on Saturday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Remani (70) of Manthadi, Kidangoor, who had been bedridden for the past few years due to health issues.
Police have arrested her husband, Soman E R (74), in connection with the incident.
According to police, the couple lived with their two sons.
As per the FIR, Soman allegedly murdered his wife in their bedroom between 9 pm on Friday and 1 am on Saturday, reportedly due to the hardship of caring for her.
After the murder, Soman allegedly attacked his younger son, but the elder son intervened, police said.
The sons later found Remani dead in her bedroom.
A police official said that Soman then moved to another room and attempted suicide by hanging, but both sons managed to rescue him.
Neighbours alerted the police, who reached the house and took Soman into custody.
Kidangoor police registered a case under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for murder and arrested the accused.
Remani’s body was shifted to a hospital after the inquest. It will be handed over to her relatives after the postmortem, police said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
