THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 21-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter were found dead, hanging in their room at Cherunniyoor under Varkala police station limits on Thursday evening. The police suspect that the mother killed the daughter and then proceeded to commit suicide.
Saranya, daughter of Sunilkumar and Sandhya Kumari of Cherunniyoor, and her daughter Nakshatra alias Lachu, are the deceased. The family of Saranya has raised allegations of domestic violence against Saranya's husband Sujith following the deaths. The police have launched a probe into the allegations.