The mass murder allegedly carried out by a 23-year-old man at Venjaramoodu here was “brutal” and that there is “evidence of drug use” by the accused, police said on Tuesday.A senior police officer said that the victims, including the accused’s 13-year-old brother, had grievous injuries to their heads.
On being asked by reporters whether the accused used drugs, the officer replied, “There is evidence of drug use. The exact nature of the drug can be ascertained only after scientific examination.”
According to the police, the accused — Afan — claimed to have killed six persons, but his mother survived the attack on her and is presently hospitalised.
The other victims were Afan’s grandmother, a young woman said to be his lover, his paternal uncle and the latter’s wife.