Family in UAE commits suicide over money woes

 Ras Al Khaimah: Three members of an Indian family allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in their house in Ras Al Khaimah, Brig. Abdullah Khamis Al Hadidi,  director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said on Saturday.
 
Al Hadidi said that the three — a 44-year-old father and, his 31-year-old wife and their 8-year-old daughter — died in their house in one area of Ras Al Khaimah.
 
Financial problems were cited as the reason for the mass suicide, according to information collected by police team through the investigation, Al Hadidi added.

Al Hadidi said that the  operation room of the Ras Al Khaimah police received a tip that an awful smell was emanating from the family's neighbour’s house and that the family members have been missing for a long time, Al Hadidi said.

Police rushed to the house in Ras Al Khaimah where they found the bodies of the three members of the family. Their bodies were found hanging in the ceiling in separate rooms of the house, Al Hadidi said.

The bodies were in decay and decomposed, Al Hadid explained.

Al Hadid said the body of the father was hanged in the hall, while the wife body was found hanging in one room of the house and the body of their daughter was hanged in the other room; her face covered with a piece of cloth.

The three bodies were transferred to the forensics laboratory for an autopsy, Al Hadidi said. The case will be transferred to special authorities to complete other procedures, Al Hadidi added.