PALAKKAD: A woman tried to commit suicide after killing her two children. The horrific incident took place in Shoranur. The woman has been identified as Manjakkad native Divya. Her children Anirudh (4) and Abhinav (1) were killed.

Divya tried to commit suicide by slitting her wrist. She had also taken sleeping pills. The woman's husband's grandmother also tried to commit suicide after the incident. The incident took place this morning.

The children's bodies have been shifted to the hospital. Divya is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Divya killed the children by suffocation. It is learnt that family problems were the cause of the incident.