In A Freak Accident, Woman Sleeping Outside Her Home Dies After Man Attempting Suicide Falls On Her

A 70-year-old woman sleeping outside her house in Tamil Nadu Housing Board quarters at Ashok Nagar in Chennai died after a man, who attempted suicide by jumping off the terrace of a three- storey a building, fell on her on Sunday night.

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Police said Sharadha was sleeping outside her house when Selvam, 34, attempted suicide. The woman sustained severe injuries when he fell on her. The man also suffered injuries.

Hearing her cries, neighbours reached the spot. They rushed both of them to Government Royapettah Hospital where Sharadha died without responding to treatment. Selvam, who suffered head and leg injuries, was undergoing treatment at the hospital.

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Selvam, an autorickshaw driver, allegedly had a fight with his wife over a trivial issue on Sunday night. Apparently upset over this, he went to the terrace of the building and jumped from there.