London Luxury Apartment Tragedy: Family of Three Falls to Death in Suspected Murder-Suicide

The son, Sid, was partially handicapped, had a kidney disease, was unable to speak and also suffered from learning difficulties. | World News

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A family of three, including a terminally-ill nine-year-old son, fell to their death from the 36th floor of a luxury apartment building in London in a suspected murder-suicide.

The couple, Rakesh Pai, 47, and Aditi Paralkar, 46, were originally from India and their son, Sid, was Indian-origin.

Sid was terminally ill and the family was found dead after he was denied treatment, according to a report by Daily Mail.

The incident happened on May 27 at the 45-storey Highpoint tower block in Elephant and Castle, south London.

The couple had moved to the UK in early 2000s after graduating from top schools in India and had prospering careers.

They had their own consultancy business and were living in a luxury apartment building where rents can touch $3,800 a month.

Their son, Sid, suffered from several conditions, including kidney disease, learning difficulties, and was partially handicapped.

According to some friends, Aditi suffered from depression due to her son's medical condition.

The police are treating the deaths as “unexpected” and are investigating after “three people died following a fall from height on Wednesday”.