Police are still probing the deaths of an Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter, who were found dead in their mansion in the US state of Massachusetts. Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found at their USD 5 million mansion in Dover on Thursday.
Norfolk District Attorney (DA) Michael Morrissey has described the tragedy as a domestic violence situation, as a gun was found near Rakesh’s body. Police are continuing to investigate the deaths of the three family members, NBC Boston reported late on Saturday.
The report said the medical examiner’s office is still investigating the cause and manner of the deaths. Teena and her husband previously ran a now-defunct education systems company called EduNova. The wealthy couple’s daughter Ariana was remembered by the schools she attended as a bright, kind young woman who had her whole life ahead of her. She graduated this past summer from Milton Academy, which, in a statement, said it was heartbroken to learn of her death.
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‘Sweet, smart, kind woman’
“Aria was a sweet, smart, kind young woman who was just beginning to realise her full potential,” the prestigious school said. “This is a devastating loss to our community,” it added. Ariana, who was in her first year at Middlebury College, a USD 64,800-a-year private liberal arts school in Vermont, was described by one of her professors as ”a brilliant student” who was connected and engaged in class and passionate about everything she did.
Ariana, who, according to her LinkedIn profile, was studying neuroscience, was also beloved by the college choir. She loved singing together, and her choir community was deeply meaningful to her in her first semester, said Jeffrey Buettner, Christian A. Johnson Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities.
The grim discovery of the bodies of the family was made after a relative had stopped by to check on the family members after not hearing from them in one or two days, the district attorney said. The slain family members were the only ones living in the mansion at the time of the incident, the DA said, adding that the area, one of the richest in the state, was a nice neighbourhood, a safe community.
The couple appeared to have faced financial problems in recent years, online records show. The family’s sprawling mansion estimated to be worth USD 5.45 million went into foreclosure a year ago and was sold for USD 3 million, according to the New York Post.
(With agency inputs)
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