Houston, TX: HPD: Man may have used hatchet to kill girlfriend before taking his own life

by khou.com staff
khou.com
Posted on November 12, 2010 at 12:35 PM

HOUSTON—Police believe a man may have used a hatchet to kill his girlfriend before taking his own life in Houston Wednesday afternoon.
Investigators said a relative and coworker went to the home of Jaranya Kanjanaviakoon, 46, after they were unable to reach him on the phone.
When they entered the home, located in the 12100 block of Huntington Venture, they found Kanjanaviakoon dead in the living room.
Patrol officers were called to the scene around 4:45 p.m. and found the body of Kanjanaviakoon’s girlfriend, 59-year-old Jan Lim, in the bedroom. She had suffered multiple blunt force trauma wounds to the head.
Police recovered a hatchet at the scene.
After interviewing witnesses, investigators determined that Kanjanaviakoon and Lim had been having domestic issues.
Police did not give details on Kanjanaviakoon’s cause of death.