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4 of Mapusa family attempt suicide over no Malaysia trip

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MAPUSA

Four members of a family attempted to commit suicide by consuming tablets at home in Mapusa on Saturday, police informed.   

The condition of two minors is serious, even as all four are undergoing treatment in GMC hospital, Bambolim.   

According to police, the woman and her three children attempted to end their lives by consuming tablets at around 3.30 pm.   

Police said the wife was demanding with her husband to take them on a holiday to Malaysia.   

But her husband expressed his inability to fulfil the family’s desire immediately, but promised to take them on a holiday in the near future, police said.   

Upset with the decision, the wife along with the children decided to take the extreme step, police disclosed.   

On seeing the family struggling for life, the husband called the 108 ambulance and also informed the police.   

The four were first admitted at the North Goa District Hospital, Mapusa and then shifted to GMC, Bambolim, where the condition of two minor children is reported to be serious, police informed.   

PSI Paresh Ramnathkar is investigating the case. 

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