Octogenarian dies of cardiac arrest minutes after wife’s death
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:04.05.2021
A 86-year-old man died of cardiac arrest minutes after his wife passed away on Sunday night at their house in Thiruvottiyur.
Police said Thangappan, a retired private company employee, and Visalakshi, 76, lived by themselves in the house. Thangappan had been caring for his ailing wife who was bedridden for the past three days.
On Sunday night, her health condition deteriorated and she died after drinking some water Thangappan gave her. Thangappan, who had just returned from a pharmacy, tried to wakeher up and called out to neighbours for help.
Police said by the time his neighbours got home, Thangappan too had collapsed and was found dead next to Visalakshi. The neighbours rushed him to a private hospital where doctors declared that he was brought dead. Police later said doctors said Thangappan had suffered a cardiac arrest.
Neighbours, during inquiry, told police that the couple were inseparable and went on morning walks together. They stopped stepping out due to the pandemic and took all precautions, they told police. Police did not register any case as there was no suspicion in the deaths.
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