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Old-aged couples hanged to death on the same rope in Palakkad

Palakkad, March 9 (UNI) An 86-year -old man and his 76-year old wife were found hanged to death using a single rope at their house at Mannarkkad in the district of Kerala, on Monday.
According to police, the deceased were identified as old-aged couples, Ayyappan (86) and his wife Kalyanikutty (76) resident of Ambalakulathul veetil at Sivankunnu near Mannarkkad in the district.
The incident came to light around 3:00 pm, when their younger son Rajan reached their house, found that both of them were hanging by using the same rope at their house. Both of them are ailing due to old age-related issues.
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