Kochi: Three members of a family committed suicide at Vennala in Ernakulam last night. A suicide note found at the house revealed they resorted to suicide owing to financial troubles.

Girija, her daughter Rajitha and Rajitha's husband Prashant are the dead.

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Their bodies were found on Monday morning by children.

Girija and her son-in-law were found hanging. Rajitha apparently consumed poison.

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The children of Rajitha and Prashant alerted the neighbours as soon as they found the bodies.

The orphaned children are aged 12 and 5 years respectively.

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Their father Prashant ran a flour mill.

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