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Husband dies an hour after wife's suicide

Last Updated 09 June 2010, 17:15 IST

Dejected over the critical condition of her husband, she consumed poison along with her two children on Tuesday. Saroja (44) and her daughter Madhushree (12) died while her son Manoj is being treated in a private hospital here. An hour after Saroja’s death, her husband Manjunath (48) who was suffering from cancer also died. Manjunath (48), was a supervisor at a private hospital in the city and was diagnosed with lung cancer six months ago. He was hospitalised in Manipal. When doctors declared that his chances of survival were bleak, he was taken to his residence in Harekoppa of Tirthahalli taluk.

McGann Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Mahendrappa said chances of Manoj’s survival are poor.

Saroja, a good athlete, had won 100 mts running and 400 mts relay  at a State-level sports meet in Mysore recently. Leelavathi, her neighbour and colleague who brought children from school told Deccan Herald that Saroja was depressed after her husband fell ill.

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(Published 09 June 2010, 17:15 IST)

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