Former Indian cricketer David Johnson found dead in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Former Indian cricketer David Johnson was found dead outside his apartment on Thursday, police said.
"It is believed that 52-year-old David Jude Johnson fell from his Apartment in Kanaka Sri Layout in Kothanur giving rise to the suspicion of suicide," a police official said, adding, further investigations are on.
The cricketer was not keeping well for quite some time, police sources said.
Johnson, a former fast bowler, is survived by wife, a son and a daughter, they said.
The cricketer had played two tests for India in 1996.
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Woman dies by suicide after killing her two children in Karnataka
Kolar (Karnataka), Dec 25: A 38-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide after killing her two children in the KGF taluk of the district on Wednesday, police said.
The woman has been identified as Thipamma, a homemaker, they said.
According to police, the woman and her husband have been married for 20 years and shared a strained relationship.
A marital dispute between the couple is suspected to have triggered the woman to take such a drastic step.
Citing preliminary investigations, a senior police officer said the woman allegedly killed her children—a seven-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son—by hanging them. After killing them, she also hung herself from a ceiling fan.
The bodies were discovered by her husband, who then informed the police, he said.
A case has been registered in this regard, police said, adding that the woman's husband was questioned as part of the investigation.
