Couple hailing from Mangaluru stabbed to death in Auckland


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Mar 31: In a shocking incident reported from Auckland, New Zealand, a couple of Mangalurean origin was stabbed to death.

The victims of this incident were Elisabeth Bangera, who was a resident of Balmatta in the city, and her husband, Herman Bangera. Their engineering graduate son, Sheal, was also found stabbed and was taken to hospital with critical injuries. A fourth person who is believed to be a passer-by who tried to intervene was taken to hospital with superficial injuries.

Elisa's father, Edward Ammanna, used to serve the Sunday school at Shanthi Cathedral, Balmatta, as a teacher. He was a respected senior at Mercara HIill Church. Herman was the administrator of a school in Mumbai. Elisa, who was employed in Godrej company at Mumbai, had married Herman, after which the couple settled down in Goa. For providing their son better and higher quality education, the couple had left for New Zealand in 2007. Herman had shared the photo of his son having secured his degree certificate in 2014 in his Facebook account recently.

It is said that the couple's son, in the recent days, had begun to express his intention to stay away from his parents and was behaving as per his own whims. It is said that on this issue, there was some friction between the parents and their son.

 

 

 

 

  

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  • Sense_Shetty, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 02 2021

    No matter what ..If you feel disconnected with your Indian roots and are seeking Safety and Security in a foreign land ,you know that's a myth . If you have gone there for a so called "better life" ,then too you know that there is always a next level to that "Better life". Not saying India is the best ..But Its in our hands to make it the best . Om Shanthi ..to the departed souls ..May the family have the strength to bear this loss of their dear ones.

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  • Agnes, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Excessive parent Contol even once the child has crossed adulthood can lead to such incidents. Every grown up child is unique and his desires and goals are unique. Parents should understand and respect this feeling and allow the space that the child desires instead of imposing their own wishes on the child. Parents should advice but never force and exercise Contol on fully grown up children. Parents did what they had to do in their young days and now tet them allow the grown child to take independent decisions on his future instead of coming in the way. The child should not suffer or spoil his future just to please his parents. Times have changed and age old rules to blindly follow parents wishes because it is said I the Holy books is impractical in today's mechanical world.

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri.

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Readers, there are legions of parents, who are lonely, waiting for death, as they are dumped by their educated children into homes for aged and destitutes !!! Their children discard them with utter contempt, as per the system prevailing in their adopted homelands... Moreover their is a rising undercurrent of hate, by locals, who believe that that these new immigrants, are compromising their culture and way of life... This revulsion and hate crimes must be considered by every individual who desire to migrate to these developed nations....

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    The entire World has now become FAKE ...

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    These people hate us because we Indians have a better standard of Living ...

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  • Alwyn Dsouza, Canada

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Josie, I believe we hate ourselves than somebody hate us. Dont you find attacks in your own backyard on church attacks, harrassment on Christians etc. Yes this tragedy is painful and we all feel saddened but NZ govt will act and find solutions for this soon. It will not drag and drag and create a communal issue. Political parties are not part of such act. May be a idiot loser done this act of killing with hate but not all of NZ is not same. Sooner or later trend may change because many immigrants from middle east or Pakistan afgan behave certain ways and create uneasy for locals in the west.

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  • U.Suresh, Udupi

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Here non from outside.Their own son did it as reward for bringing him up.

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  • arm, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    And they are not t e r r o i s t.

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  • Peter, USA

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    In western countries you are considered a wuss, or freeloader, if you still live with your parents beyond a certain age. Maybe the son was feeling peer pressure that he still stayed with his parents. ...need to investigate further.

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  • John, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Divine blessings for respecting thy parents... Ephesians 6:1-4 - Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Colossians 3:20 - Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Exodus 20:12 - Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Proverbs 1:8 - My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    In our country also in near future because of Corona virus most of the people don't have job and if parents have saved money for their oldage purposes , there will be a danger for them and their money.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    In these advanced countries it's very normal for a child to fly out of the nest as soon as they pass 18 years and lead an independent life! Using of force might have led to these circumstances; parents should have known about this much before! Rip!

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  • John, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Rest In Peace.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    If the son is involved in such a gruesome cold blooded murder of own parents, then there is not much time is remained for him to perish in this world. Cannot imagine this act of satanic act by own blood son.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Jigmig, 110% I agree with your point of view. Even if they may not be present in this world but their blessing and prayers intercede with God to guard and protect us and make our lives comfortable.

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  • EULALIA DSOUZA, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    May their souls rest in peace e pray. It is really sad and heart breaking to hear these barbaric incident. Every single parent prays and hopes that their children do well in life and that is the best thing to happen to parents. In this case we can not right now blame anyone. In these countries line New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada etc it is a common practice that children live separately from parents as soon as they are 18years of age. It is widely accepted by Indian Origin parents as well. So, I am sure this couple would have known that fact as well. There must be a deeper mystery to this, which only proper investigation will reveal. But it is really sad and unfortunate to hear this news. May God Bless their souls and grant eternal rest to them.

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Very true; in there countries parents fend for themselves even in old age and seldom depend on children which is their culture!

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  • Mera Desh, Bharat

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    "For providing their son better and higher quality education, the couple had left for New Zealand in 2007." Nowadays children are not bothered whether their parents are doing so much hard work for bringing up their children. One day Son or Daughter will say to their parents, just shut your mouth and GET OUT AND STAY AWAY FROM us. Then poor parents will go automatically to an orphanage and die there. Moral of the life is "PLS GIVE ONLY BASIC EDUCATION TO YOUR CHILDREN AND TELL THEM THAT, DO YOUR HARDWORK AND SETTLE IN LIFE ONLY FROM YOUR HARD WORK. DO NOT DISTURB US FOR ANY PARENTAL PROPERTY. THAT IS ONLY BELONGS TO US UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH. THEN AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERED TO AN orphanage.

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  • I Wish I was There, Bahrain

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Our Parents are people you want to be with, when you grow up. When we were small little kids, it was our Parents that would hold are hands at take us every where. Now it should be our time to hold their hands and take them every where

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  • Mangalurian, Mangaluru

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Most people from the Indian community do not accept that many suffer from mental issues. Some of such sufferers harm others and/or harm themselves. Such sufferers can only see negative in their world.

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  • Ahmed, Bangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Feeling very sad to hear such sad news, where parents are illtreated after so much of their sacrifices. We children need to think ourself what we were when we were born a helpless, innocent child who couldn't do anything with out the help of parents. Their hardwork towards up for our good upbringing, their sleepless nights when we used to trouble them as a toddler, our good education through their daily sweat of hard work. When we grow up and be on our feet and our parents turn old and helpless due to age, we children either be not with them or even if be many of us behave in rude way. After marriage it will be more worse story. We get irritated for their childish behavior and remember an old age is the return of baby days where old people behave the same way like kids. In such situation patience if important not irritation. This has to b understood by daughter in laws too and support their husbands rather than brainwashing their minds and take them away from parents. The value of parents only those who have none or those who lost one of the parents at very young age can understand. Visit orphanage once, we can understand the value of parents. "And Your Lord has decreed that you worship none except Him, and that you be dutiful to your parents. Whether one or both of them reach old age in your life, say not to them [so much as], "uff", and do not repel them but speak to them in terms of honor." Al Quran, Chapter 17, Verse 23

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  • Achhu, Mlore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Very sad news... all effort of parents to make his son stand in the society finally ended with Jail. RIP

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  • Ganesh, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Parents sacrifice almost their life for children and children ditch them at the time of pay back. That too when the parents need them the most i..e the evening of their life. This is becoming quite common everywhere.

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  • Jigmig, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Always respect your parents and take care of them and listen to them. They always expect good from the children. You may gain everything in this world but if you lose your parents you will not get them again.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Parents should understand that they are rearing human beings who will grow into an independent one and not slaves who will pay back for the expenses by taking care of them. You give everything to your children so that they lead a happy life. Or let them go their way when they are 18 and save the rest for your own future.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Rest in peace. This seems nothing but a hate crime.

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  • Cynthia, Kirem

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    I feel hatred as well as depressed. May the departed souls of this couple rest in peace....condolences to their dear ones....

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  • Amaze, Karkala

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    How hate crime if son has stabbed ?

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  • GURKA, Mangaluru

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    People should read and learn from this article two or three times !! specifically the ambitious parents ! RIP for those departed souls !

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  • Edward, Manguluru

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    RIP

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    Son stabbed the parents?

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  • Paul, Mangalore

    Wed, Mar 31 2021

    It's still on investigation. The Son is in critical stage where the polices cant take statement It's a mystery . Even the neighbours are not aware when the incident happened.

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