A 28-year-old person allegedly killed his wife and eight-year-old son before hanging himself at his house at Allamdevi Cheruvu village of Samsthan Narayanapur mandal here on Thursday.
The deceased, Survi Mahesh, slit the throat of his wife Anusha (24) and son Bittu before taking his life.
According to Narayanapur Police, the parents of Mahesh, who went to their agriculture fields, found the trio dead on their return. Anusha and Bittu were in a pool of blood and Mahesh was found hanging to the ceiling. The locals said Mahesh was working as lorry driver.