Man who killed his wife commits suicide at Dharmapuri govt hosp

Dharmapuri: A day after murdering his wife and failing in a suicide bid, a 38-year-old man on Monday ended his life by jumping off the fifth floor of the government hospital in Dharmapuri.

Police identified the deceased as N Sakthivel, 38, of Narsampatty village near Uthankarai in Krishnagiri district. Sakthivel, an earthmover operator, was working in Kerala.

“On Sunday, Sakthivel came home from Kerala. He suspected that his wife Nathiya, 32, was having an affair with a man. They both quarrelled about it. Suddenly, he cut his wife throat and killed her. He then slit his throat and tried to commit suicide,” a police officer attached to the Singarapettai police station said.

However, neighbours spotted Sakthivel struggling for his life and alerted police. Police took him to the Uthankarai government hospital, where doctors referred him to the government medical college and hospital in Dharmapuri. He was admitted at the hospital on Sunday night.

“Around 7am on Monday, Sakthivel, after informing cops, went to use a common toilet for the wards on the fifth floor. However, while on his way, he jumped off the balcony,” a police officer said, adding that he died on the spot after suffering severe head injuries.

The body was sent for the postmortem. The couple was survived by a son, 9, and a daughter, 6.

A case has been registered and further inquiry is on.