Kerala woman slow poisoned family to start new life with lover, say police

The accused PK Soumya was taken into custody from hospital where she was admitted for nausea and indigestion — the same symptoms her parents and daughter had shown before they died.

The Thalasserry principal sessions court on Wednesday remanded PK Soumya, a woman from north Kerala who is accused of killing her two children and parents, in police custody for four days.

Police said they questioned the accused woman, Soumya (pictured), for 10 hours to unravel the murder plot. (HT Photo)

Arrested on Tuesday, Soumya reportedly confessed to having poisoned her parents and one of her daughters to “lead a new life with her lover”, police said. Three youth were also detained, two of whom have been let off after initial questioning, with police now suspecting that the murders were planned and executed by Soumya.

Soumya was taken into custody from the Thalaserry Co-operative Hospital where she was admitted for nausea and indigestion — the same symptoms her parents and daughter had shown before they died. She got admitted to avoid suspicion, they said.

“It took almost 10 hours of questioning to unravel the murder plot. We asked for five-day custody but the court granted us four days,” Kannur deputy SP, PP Sadanandan said.