Summary:
An 80-year-old man died of malnutrition after being locked up in a room by his son and daughter-in-law without food and medicine for days at their house in Mundakkayam in Kottayam.
His wife, who was also confined in the same room, was shifted to a hospital after she looked mentally disturbed.
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An 80-year-old man died of malnutrition after being locked up in a room by his son and daughter-in-law without food and medicine for days at their house in Mundakkayam in Kottayam.
His wife, who was also confined in the same room, was shifted to a hospital after she looked mentally disturbed.
The incident took place at Asambani, an interior area of Mundakkayam panchayat.
The deceased was identified as Podiyan, 80, of Thodiyil House.
His wife Ammini, 76, has been admitted to the psychiatric ward of the Medical College Hospital, Kottayam.
According to police, Podiyan and Ammini were staying with their younger son Reji and both used to be denied food, water and treatment for several days at a stretch.
Though they were rushed to the General Hospital in Kanjirappally, the doctors could not save Podiyan’s life.
The police said Reji and wife Jancy lived in the next room but they didn’t pay much attention to his parents.
To prevent neighbours from coming inside, a dog was tied in front of the house when they went for work during the daytime.