India, Sept. 8 -- An 80-year-old man in Vasai allegedly slit his wife's throat with a knife and then tried to take his own life with the same weapon on Sunday evening. According to the Vasai police, the couple were suffering from a prolonged disease and the man no longer wanted to be a burden on his son.

According to the police, the couple lived with their son and daughter-in-law. On Sunday, when they were alone at home, the man allegedly killed his wife and then tried to stab himself. The police added that the duo believed they were causing problems to their son's family by being a financial burden due to their illness.

The police said that the couple was rushed to the hospital where the woman was declared dead while the man was admitt...