Reply #75: From the Casper Star-Tribune [View All]

[CO Liberal]

Family slain in Colorado Springs; murder-suicide suspected

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A man apparently killed his estranged wife and two young boys before committing suicide within four days of being released from jail on a domestic violence charge.

Rutendra Raghunandan, 32; his wife, Lolita Raghunandan, 32; and their two boys, Akash Raghunandan, 10, and Rene Raghunandan, 5, were found Tuesday morning in an apartment.

The couple had separated, and the mother and boys had moved into the apartment less than a month ago as part of their trial separation, sheriff's Lt. Rodney Gehrett said.

Rutendra Raghunandan, who was a prison guard for the state Corrections Department, was arrested Thursday and was released the next day on a personal recognizance bond after allegedly breaking into the apartment and assaulting his wife, Gehrett said. He was charged with burglary, assault and domestic violence.

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