Dubai, Jan 17 (Emirates 24 x 7): Dubai Police have handcuffed the sole survivor of family suicide incident as she remains in a hysterical condition.
Quoted by the Dubai-based 'Al Bayan' Arabic language newspaper, Brigadier Khalil Al Mansoori, head of the Dubai criminal investigation department, said the wife is still in “hysterical” condition in the intensive care unit and had been handcuffed by police to prevent her from attempting a suicide again.
“The bodies of the husband, Rajesh, and his daughter are still at the forensic section and there is no permission yet to bury them as a final medical report has yet to be released,” he said.
Additionally, in another twist to the sad tale, investigators doubt that a dispute between an Indian man with his sponsor was the real motive behind his decision to commit suicide after killing his little daughter with the help of his wife.
A senior police officer said the wife, who slashed her veins but survived, had been briefly questioned in hospital but that she would be interrogated again once her condition improves.
“As for what the mother said about the reasons of the suicide, we doubt her statements…she might know other reasons for this heinous incident and we believe the reasons she had stated are weak and can‘t be trusted…we are now watching her in case she tries any move to end her life again.”
Mansoori said forensic experts established that the seven-year-old daughter was asleep when her parents allegedly smothered her with a pillow.
Final charges
According to police officials , the woman will be charged with attempted suicide, but it is up to the Public Prosecution to decide the final charges upon completing investigations.
The man left two suicide notes, one to his family here and back home, and the other to police, in which he explained the reasons behind his decision to kill himself and his family, police said.
According to UAE laws, attempting to commit suicide is a criminal offence that mandates a fine of up to Dh5,000 and/or six months imprisonment.
If proven that she had taken part in suffocating her daughter, the woman may also face charges of murder.
No signs of distress
In his suicide note, the man mentioned that he was having financial problems, and that he had problems with his former boss, who is also an Indian.
As reported earlier, Rijesh's brother Ribesh, who lives with his family in Sharjah, said that he did not spot any signs of distress and everything seemed to be fine.
"He [Rijesh] wrote that the former boss came to his house and threatened him, accusing him of cheating ... Rijesh denied cheating anyone and wrote that he is ending his life," Ribesh said.
Indian Consulate officials said on Monday they visited Sreesha, and that she is not in a position to speak. The consulate will be in touch with the relatives and will extend all support to the family, officials said.
When contacted, the former boss, P.N., said he met Rijesh on Friday night but denied having anything to do with his suicide. "The news came as a shock to me. He called me on Friday around 9.45pm and asked me to meet him to collect a cheque for Dh15,000 which he owed me," P.N. said.
"He gave me the cheque, that's all. There were no big issues," he said.