Connecticut woman commits suicide after trying to strangle her 8-year-old daughter

A Connecticut woman committed suicide after
trying to strangle her 8-year-old daughter. The
woman's body was discovered on Saturday
morning after the 8-year-old daughter she
attempted to strangle regained consciousness
and found her mother's dead body in another
room in their home.
Detectives believe that Ivanna Krekhtyak, 36,
killed herself believing she had just killed her
daughter but after she died, her daughter
regained consciousness. Police say that after
finding her mother dead, the little girl ran to a
neighbor's home. The neighbor then who called
police, who then found Krekhtyak’s body.
“All of the evidence at the scene is consistent
with that,” Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras
says. “It’s such a shame. This was a tragic call.”
Kalamaras confirmed that the girl had
strangulation marks on her neck as well as
redness on her face as a result of the attack. The
little girl was immediately taken to a nearby
hospital where she continues to receive
treatment. Kalamaras says the girl is “in stable
condition”.
Krekhtyak’s husband, Vasyl Krekhtyak, died in
2015 at the age of 38 also by suicide. He killed
himself “by neck compression,” according to the
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.