The police say they are investigating the murders of Tara Krishnaran, 34, a sales girl and her 11-year-old daughter, both of Princes Street, Lodge which occurred between 8 pm on December 25, 2020 and 9 pm yesterday at the said address allegedly by a known suspect who is currently being sought.
Enquiries with the father of Tara revealed that the suspect and Tara had an argument at about 5.30 pm on December 25 and a fight ensued between the couple.
The father retired to bed since according to him the couple would fight routinely. At about 8 am on December 26 the father woke up and did not check on the victims, having thought that she went to work and had taken her child as is customary.
At about 8.30 pm yesterday, the father after realising that he was locked inside made checks to the room of the victim and discovered his daughter and granddaughter lying motionless on a bed and ground, respectively.
The bodies are currently at the Lyken’s Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem. There was a wound to the back of the head, left temple and the left side of the face of Tara. On the girl, a wound about six inches in length to her neck and what appears to be blood on her private parts were seen. A blood- stained hammer and knife were also retrieved, the police said.