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Mumbai: Indian man 'kills 14 members of family' | Mumbai: Indian man 'kills 14 members of family' |
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A 35-year-old Indian man killed 14 members of his own family, including seven children and his parents, before killing himself, police say. | A 35-year-old Indian man killed 14 members of his own family, including seven children and his parents, before killing himself, police say. |
Reports suggest Hasnin Warekar laced his family's food with sedatives before slitting their throats. | Reports suggest Hasnin Warekar laced his family's food with sedatives before slitting their throats. |
Neighbours from the home in Thane, near Mumbai, were alerted to the attack by the screaming of the man's sister, who survived the attack. | Neighbours from the home in Thane, near Mumbai, were alerted to the attack by the screaming of the man's sister, who survived the attack. |
Police say it is still unclear why Warekar carried out the attack. | Police say it is still unclear why Warekar carried out the attack. |
Authorities are yet to question Warekar's sister, Thane police spokesman Gajanan Laxman Kabdule told AFP, as she was "in deep trauma" at a city hospital. | Authorities are yet to question Warekar's sister, Thane police spokesman Gajanan Laxman Kabdule told AFP, as she was "in deep trauma" at a city hospital. |
"He used a big knife. He killed his parents, his sisters and his sisters' children. He slit their throats" Mr Kabdule said. | |
The Press Trust of India news agency reported that the youngest victim was his three-month-old daughter, and the oldest his 55-year-old father. | |
He also killed six of his sisters' children, the report said. | |
The attack began in the early hours of Sunday morning, after everyone had gone to bed, he said. | |
'Doors bolted' | |
Television footage showed bodies being carried out of the home, covered in sheets. | Television footage showed bodies being carried out of the home, covered in sheets. |
The family had gathered for dinner in Thane, about 32km (20 miles) from Mumbai, on Saturday evening. | The family had gathered for dinner in Thane, about 32km (20 miles) from Mumbai, on Saturday evening. |
Thane police commissioner Ashutosh Dumbre said the accused "bolted all the doors of the house and murdered his family while they were asleep", using a knife that was found near his body. | Thane police commissioner Ashutosh Dumbre said the accused "bolted all the doors of the house and murdered his family while they were asleep", using a knife that was found near his body. |
Local media reports said the family members were drugged, but that has not been confirmed by police. | Local media reports said the family members were drugged, but that has not been confirmed by police. |
The victims' bodies were discovered on Sunday morning in the man's home. | The victims' bodies were discovered on Sunday morning in the man's home. |
Warekar is believed to have worked as an accountant in Mumbai. | Warekar is believed to have worked as an accountant in Mumbai. |
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