An attempt by a mentally deranged man to kill his six-month-old child and end his life by jumping from the rooftop of his two-storey house was foiled by Fire and Rescue Services personnel at Changuvetty near Kottakkal on Wednesday afternoon.
Afsal, 31, who displayed mental illness, carried his little child to the rooftop and held two knives to the child’s neck. Attempts by his family and neighbours to stop him and bring him down from the terrace failed as he threatened to jump after slitting the child’s throat.
Police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel from Tirur and Malappuram units reached the spot, but tension continued for over three hours, as Afsal began to show signs of violence.
