KOTTAYAM: ‘Uncle, we consumed acid. Will die now.’ Suvarna’s family is still in shock hearing those words. Suvarna’s uncle Santhosh and family are wailing the death of the family who consumed acid at Brahmamangalam in the district.

Sukumaran and his family attempted suicide by consuming acid last night. His wife Seena died yesterday and her eldest daughter Surya died this morning. The body of Seena is in the private hospital in Muttuchira and that of Surya at the medical college mortuary. Sukumaran is in a critical condition in the ventilator. Suvarna has been shifted to the ward.

Their relatives don’t know what to do. All are thronging to Sukumaran’s brother Santhosh’s house staying nearby. All are trying very hard to console Santhosh.

Sukumaran’s eldest daughter’s marriage was fixed to December 12. The groom's family suddenly called off the wedding as preparations were underway. Their closed relatives said the four were in a state of mental shock. Sukumaran and his family, who lived in a one-room house, were facing severe financial difficulties.