Mother-son duo stabbed to death; assailant tries to kill self

A teenaged boy and his mother were allegedly stabbed to death by an unidentified youth who tried to end his own life after the act today that sparked a hue and cry in southwest Delhi's Raj Nagar locality, police said.
The mother-son duo have been identified as Anju Devi (37) and Prashant (16). Anju's husband, Raman Chaudhary, who has a computer repair shop nearby, was not at home when the alleged incident took place, police said.
Locals told police they heard Anju screaming in the afternoon that somebody was attacking her son with a knife.
But when locals surrounded the house, the accused locked himself inside, police said.

"It is a suspected case of personal rivalry. The weapon used in the offence has been recovered from the spot. The accused apparently slit his own throat after locking himself inside a room," a senior official said.
While Anju was declared dead at the hospital, Prashant is believed to have died on the spot, police said.
The accused, who is as yet unidentified, is currently admitted in hospital where his condition is said to be critical, they added.
A case of murder has been registered in connection with the incident, police said.