A couple and their son were found dead in their house in south Mumbai’s Cuffe Parade area on Friday afternoon. The couple allegedly first hanged their 11-year old son and later hanged themselves from the ceiling in their house in Macchimar Nagar area of Cuffe Parade.

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The couple is said to be debt-ridden and depressed over their daughter’s death due to cancer a few months back. 

The Cuffe Parade police have registered an Accidental Death Report in the matter and have recovered a long suicide note from the spot in which around 50-60 people were named.

The victims have been identified as  Praveen Patel, his wife 35-year-old Veena Patel and their 11-year-old son Prabhu Patel. Patel worked as an electrician and was staying in their rented house in the fishermen’s colony for the past four to five years. 

According to police, neighbours of the Patels started getting a foul smell on Friday, and got suspicious as no one from the family came out of the house for two days. The neighbours along with the owner of the house informed the police, who on reaching broke open the doors and found all three members hanging from the ceiling. 

“We noticed the door was closed and the house smelt. On knocking, nobody responded, so we informed the police,” said a neighbour. 

The victims were rushed to GT hospital where they were declared as brought dead.