India, July 4 -- NEW DELHI

The brutal double murder of a 42-year-old woman and her 14-year-old son at their residence in Block F of Lajpat Nagar-I came as a bolt out of the blue for the residents of the society, as they gathered in droves outside the residence as word of the incident spread quickly on Thursday morning.

An officer at the scene of the crime, requesting anonymity, said: "There was blood all over the house. The woman was lying dead, with her throat slit, in a room on the floor next to the bed. When we opened the washroom, the son was lying dead inside, with his throat slit as well."

"This has never happened here in this area. Not even an assault has been reported here in recent history. It's shocking," said 22-year-old Arn...