Tamil Nadu: Husband commits suicide after feeding poisonous cake to wife and two children

Tamil Nadu: In Perambur, Chennai, a husband committed suicide by hanging himself after feeding a poisoned cake to his wife and two children. His son died after eating the cake. The mother and daughter are undergoing intensive treatment.

S. Sakayam Sebastian (43), a resident of the Shankaracharya Math area in Perambur, worked as an accountant in a private company. Sakayam is married to Rexy Beula (38). The couple has a daughter, Evangeline Elvina (8), and a son, Evan Endo (4). Evangeline was studying in Class 3 at a private school, while Endo was in LKG.

Beula was diagnosed with cancer. Despite treatment at various hospitals, her cancer was worsening.

Poison in the Cake: Meanwhile, Sagayam is struggling to afford Beula’s medical treatment. The effects of the illness have worsened, and Beula is suffering. Because of this, Sagayam has been under immense stress and frustration for the past few days. This prompted him to decide to commit suicide along with his family. On Tuesday night, when he returned home from work, he bought a cake. He laced it with poison. That night, they cut and ate the cake, which had ‘Happy Family Day’ written on it. Only Sagayam did not eat the cake. After eating the cake, Beula

and both children vomited and fell unconscious. A short time later, Sagayam committed suicide by hanging himself.

Father-son deaths: Beula and daughter Evangeline, who had regained consciousness, called the police control room on their mobile phones. Sembium police arrived at the scene, rescued Beula and Evangeline, and sent them to Periyar Nagar Government Hospital. The bodies were removed and sent to Stanley Government Hospital, where a case has been registered and an investigation is underway.