Sunday, December 20, 2009

Family's suicide pact over financial woes

Three members of an Indian family in Dubai committed suicide due to financial troubles in a pact initiated by a fourth who survived his suicide attempt.

"The husband confessed to us that he is the one who initiated the suicide pact. Forensic examinations confirm that it is a suicide," Brigadier Khalil Ebrahim al-Mansouri, director of the general department of criminal investigation in the Dubai police, said.

On Wednesday, the man, 40, his 38-year-old-wife, her 22-year-old son and her 20-year-old sister hanged themselves from ceiling fans in their flat in the Karama area of Dubai.

The man told police his rope slipped off the fan, saving his life, while the other three died.

The family left a letter that said "financial difficulties" motivated them to commit suicide.

The husband owned a textile shop located in the same building in which his family died.

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