<p>An elderly couple were trapped in a bathroom for three days before managing to open the lock and escape from the damp confinement in an exhausted condition.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to their relatives, 74-year-old Joseph and his 72-year-old wife Eliamma remained inside the bathroom from Saturday to Monday last after some problem in the lock due to which it failed to open from the inside.<br /><br />Joseph was keeping unwell and his wife had accompanied him to the bathroom as he showed signs of nausea.<br /><br />On realising that they got locked up, the couple tried to break open the door using whatever things that came handy, but their efforts proved futile for long.<br /><br />Though they cried out for help, their voice was so feeble that it could not be heard by neighbours.<br /><br />Finally, they managed to break open the door by using a screw driver, which they came across in a corner, and a broom.<br /><br />The ordeal through which they had passed came to be known by neighbours only on Tuesday and they were immediately taken to a hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable.<br /><br />The couple have two sons, one of them working abroad and another in Hyderabad, relatives said.</p>
<p>An elderly couple were trapped in a bathroom for three days before managing to open the lock and escape from the damp confinement in an exhausted condition.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to their relatives, 74-year-old Joseph and his 72-year-old wife Eliamma remained inside the bathroom from Saturday to Monday last after some problem in the lock due to which it failed to open from the inside.<br /><br />Joseph was keeping unwell and his wife had accompanied him to the bathroom as he showed signs of nausea.<br /><br />On realising that they got locked up, the couple tried to break open the door using whatever things that came handy, but their efforts proved futile for long.<br /><br />Though they cried out for help, their voice was so feeble that it could not be heard by neighbours.<br /><br />Finally, they managed to break open the door by using a screw driver, which they came across in a corner, and a broom.<br /><br />The ordeal through which they had passed came to be known by neighbours only on Tuesday and they were immediately taken to a hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable.<br /><br />The couple have two sons, one of them working abroad and another in Hyderabad, relatives said.</p>