Indian-origin man kills grandson, self in S Africa
12 April 2015 3:54 AM IST
A 64-year-old Indian-origin man took his 4-year-old grandson in a car and set it ablaze in South Africa
in a murder-suicide that has shocked the Indian township of Azaadville, west of Johannesburg.
Juguthlay Persadh is believed to have called his daughter and son-in-law shortly before the incident on Thursday, advising them of what he was about to do.
Shivan Mikyle Maharaj’s shocked parents had to be restrained by police from trying to get to the blazing car which was under threat of exploding. They joined police in a frantic hunt to find the car, only to find it ablaze. “Persadh had apparently been involved in a family dispute for several months,” according to a neighbour who said “there were frequent late night arguments in the Persadh residence.” It is believed that Persadh had asked his son-in-law to move out of the house.
in a murder-suicide that has shocked the Indian township of Azaadville, west of Johannesburg.
Juguthlay Persadh is believed to have called his daughter and son-in-law shortly before the incident on Thursday, advising them of what he was about to do.
Shivan Mikyle Maharaj’s shocked parents had to be restrained by police from trying to get to the blazing car which was under threat of exploding. They joined police in a frantic hunt to find the car, only to find it ablaze. “Persadh had apparently been involved in a family dispute for several months,” according to a neighbour who said “there were frequent late night arguments in the Persadh residence.” It is believed that Persadh had asked his son-in-law to move out of the house.
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