Dad poisons child to death, attempts suicide

A man in Sri Lanka tried to commit suicide after poisoning his one-and-a-half year old child to death, the ‘Mawbima’ has reported.

The man, who tried to take his life by consuming poison, is now in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Mannar, police said.

The 25-year-old suspect’s wife had killed herself with poison about two years ago due to disputes between them. The suspect had been desperate after his child’s mother took her life, which provoke him to kill the child, police said.

The suspect, who runs a small shop in his house, had fallen unconscious along with his child inside the store, police said.

The child had died upon admission to the hospital while the suspect had written a letter blaming himself for killing the child.

Police said they were expecting to record his statement after monitoring his condition.