KOCHI: Four members of a family were found dead at Kadamakkudy in Ernakulam. Nijo (39) of Kadamakkudy, his wife Shilpa (29) and children Able (7) and Aaron (5) are the four dead. The police suspect it as a suicide due to financial crisis.

Nijo and Shilpa were found hanging and their two children were lying dead on the bed. The police suspect that their parents hanged after poisoning their two sons. They were staying on top floor of the house. Nijo's mother, brother and family are staying downstairs. Nijo's mother Annie went upstairs after not seeing the children in the morning, and then the incident came to light. The bodies have been shifted to Paravur Taluk Hospital. Relatives said the cause of death was financial liabilities.

Nijo is a construction worker and an artist. The children were studying in Varapuzha Isabella School. Shilpa had gone to Italy for work. She went due to their financial obligations but had to return without getting the job she wanted. The police said the additional financial liability incurred have forced the family to take the extreme step.