KOCHI: A woman and her three children were found dead in their house at Kappuram in Edavanakad. The four have been identified as Vinitha aged 23, her sons Vinay and Sravan, aged four and two and four-month-old baby girl Shreya.

The woman was found hanging and the children were lying dead on the floor. The woman after poisoning her children may have committed suicide.

It is not clear why she took the extreme step. The inquest proceedings are progressing.