In a shocker in the triple murder case in Kerala's Kannur district,the 28-year-old woman accused has confessed that she fed rat poison laced food to her daughter and parents to hide her "free life."
According to police, Soumya had confessed that she did not want her parents and daughter to see the life she was leading and so committed the crime.""
Soumya first poisoned her daughter Aishwarya, who died on January 21 this year after being hospitalised with symptoms of vomiting, police said." """"
Four days after her father's death, the accused also got herself admitted to a hospital, feigning symptoms of vomiting."
After sustained questioning for about 11 hours, Soumya on Tuesday night broke down and admitted to poisoning them, police said."""
Sandhya also said her sister used to send videos of her parents and daughter in the hospital over mobile and would regularly update her about their health condition, thus leaving no room for any suspicion."
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