Boy, 3, and parents in ‘murder suicide’ at their flat
A COUPLE died with their threeyear-old son yesterday in a suspected murder suicide.
Police officers forced their way into the family’s fourth-floor flat after concerns were raised for their welfare.
Kuha Raj Sithamparanathan, 42, was found stabbed and was treated by paramedics before dying at the scene.
His wife, Poorna Kaameshwari Sivaraj, 36, and son, Kailash Kuha Raj, were already dead. Their pet dog, a black cockapoo, had been killed.
Detectives are not looking for anybody in connection with the deaths.
Neighbours said the couple, Malaysian-born Tamils, were frequently heard arguing. One, who lives on the sixth floor of their block in Brentford, west London, said: ‘ Things got really bad between them, especially during the lockdown.
‘They are one of the few couples with a young child in our block and you could hear the screaming at each other, sometimes for very long periods. One day she threw his stuff out of the window and told him to take his medicine.’
The couple are said to have wed in Kuala Lumpur in 2015.
Fahad Alsharamy, who lives next door to the family, said: ‘In lockdown they fought a bit but it’s normal for families but for one week it has been very quiet.
‘He was a nice guy and good man, quiet and cared about his family. I spoke to them and they were friendly and they would say hello all the time.’
More neighbours paid tribute to the ‘lovely’ family as they expressed their shock at the news. One, who gave her name as Jamila and lives in a neighbouring block, told Mail Online: ‘It’s tragic. They loved their dog and I’d see them all the time taking him out for walks.
‘They were a lovely family The officers told me that there was blood all over the flat and that the dog had also been killed.’
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said the tragic discovery was made at 1am yesterday.
They added: ‘Officers discovered the bodies of a woman, believed to be aged in her 30s, and a boy, believed to be three years old. A man, believed aged in his 40s, was found suffering stab injuries. Crews from the London Ambulance Service attended but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
‘Inquiries are underway to inform all next of kin. Post-mortem examinations will be scheduled for all three people in due course. Detectives from the specialist crime command are investigating.
‘At this early stage, officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident and inquiries continue.’
‘Blood all over the flat’