Murder/Suicide Only Halfway Successful

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Man Tries To Kill Girl Then Hangs Self

The plan was to kill - Siridath Narinedath gave his wife and son-in-law an invitation to witness the murder.

The 59-year-old father forced his "adopted" daughter to drink poison and then hanged himself on New Year's Day.

The woman, 28-year-old Dianne Stella Seepersad, survived and is now in stable condition at hospital.

From her hospital bed yesterday, Seepersad said Narinedath, who was like a "father" to her, was depressed over persistent rumours that they were having an affair.

Police have unconfirmed reports that Narinedath was also depressed over the news that Seepersad was sharing a close relationship with a male companion.

Narinedath had telephoned his wife, Kamaldaye Narinedath, who was at a relative's house and told her that he was going to kill Seepersad and himself and that he wanted her and their son-in-law to come to the house.

The failed attempt to kill Seepersad and Narinedath's eventual death occurred at his Narinedath Trace, Las Lomas No 1, home sometime between 5.30 and 6 p.m. on Sunday.

Police found Seepersad lying in the front yard, frothing at the mouth and Narinedath hanging from a rafter in the garage at the back of the house.

Narinedath, a farmer and labourer with the San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation, was said to be a devout Hindu, whose father and brother are both pundits.

Seepersad has been living with Narinedath and his wife for the past five years.

She was hired as a live-in maid to care for Narinedath's aunt who lived with the family.

When the aunt died six months ago, Seepersad stayed.

On Saturday, Narinedath reportedly threatened his wife of 36 years with a cutlass and she left the house and went to her sister's place at Munroe Road, Cunupia.

They were arguing about two concrete building blocks.

Yesterday Seepersad said that Narinedath was having "family problems" and the wife would often spend long periods of time with the couple's son in Florida.

Seepersad said between Saturday and the time he killed himself he kept shouting that he would kill everyone.

Around 4.30 p.m. on Sunday, Narinedath called his wife and told her that he was going to kill himself and Seepersad.

He requested that she and their son-in-law from Penal come up to the house.

About an hour later they went to the concrete flats on Narinedath Trace and met the front gate and back door open, according to police reports.

They called out and no one answered.

Kamaldaye told police they were afraid to go into the house.

She and the son-in-law left and tried calling the police from his cellphone but could not get through .

They drove down and eventually got in touch with the police when he got reception on the cellphone.

The police, including investigator Constable Jitindra Toolaram and two other officers, responded within minutes but when they got to the house the front gate was locked.

They jumped over and found Seepersad in the front yard and Narinedath in the back.

He had forced her to drink poison inside the house as there was vomit in the hallway and Narinedath jumped off the back step and hanged himself.

"What wrong I do for this?" Seepersad asked.

There were visible blisters on her lips and mouth from the poison.

Seepersad said that she was not involved with Narinedath, but she believes that rumours of an affair triggered his murderous behaviour.

She said after being forced to drink the poison she ran out of the house to escape, but fell in the yard.

Yesterday Seepersad said she was trying to deal with her "stress", while unaware that the man who tried to kill her was himself dead.