Kottayam, Kerala:
A day after the murder of a Kerala Indian nurse and her two young children was reported from the UK, her family claimed on Saturday that her husband was a “cruel” man and had also assaulted his wife in the past.
To add to their misery, they need about Rs 30 lakh to bring the bodies back to India and to see their daughter and grandchildren for the last time.
The nurse – 35-year-old Anju Asok – and her children, a boy aged 6 and a girl aged 4, were found with serious injuries at their home in Kettering in the Northampton region of eastern England on Thursday.
According to police there, Asok died at the scene and the children succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
Speaking to media at their home in the Vaikom area of the state’s Kottayam district, Asok’s parents said that the local police had informed them the night before that according to their daughter’s autopsy, she had been strangled with a cloth or rope.
Their grandchildren’s autopsy would take place today.
Asok’s mother claimed that her son-in-law, Saju, is a “cruel” person and she has seen him abuse her daughter and grandson when the couple lived in Saudi Arabia.
“I was staying with them when my granddaughter was born. I saw him beat Anju and my grandson. He is a cruel person. He gets angry very easily. I was afraid to be alone with him in the house there.
“But my daughter never complained. She suffered everything in silence because she didn’t want us to worry. I’m sure his cruelty continued when they moved to England,” she told reporters.
She also said that Saju, who had a job in Saudi Arabia, was unemployed when he was in England, but he controlled the finances and would rarely send them money.
“He would decide when we can see our daughter and grandchildren via video call,” Asok’s mother claimed.
She also said that her son-in-law’s family, who lives in Kannur, loved her daughter and grandchildren and never had any complaints about Asok.
Asok’s father said that his daughter was studying nursing in Bengaluru and working there when she met Saju, who used to work in a travel agency.
“It was a love marriage. When she informed us, we hesitated. But they were both adults and educated people. He worked in a travel agency.
“My daughter said she would accept if we said no to their marriage, but she also said we shouldn’t insist on marrying someone else. So we agreed for them to get married,” he said.
He also said that while he has not seen his daughter hit, he has seen his grandson allegedly abused by Saju, who had a short temper.
Asok’s parents want to see their daughter and grandchildren one last time, but for that they need about Rs 30 lakhs, an amount beyond their means.
“We lost everything in the floods of 2018. All we have now is 13 cents of land and this house. If I sell it, my ailing wife and I will have no place to live in our old age. I have no other resources to collect that kind of money.
“I hope people will help. I will be very grateful to those who can help,” he said, his eyes filled with tears.
Asok’s mother also spoke in the same vein when she said that they do not have the means to raise Rs 30 lakh.
“We want to see them one last time,” she said, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Asok has been working as a nurse for the National Health Service (NHS) at Kettering General Hospital since 2021.
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