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Francis Gomes,who had allegedly confined his wife and three daughters to their Vasai residence for over seven years,was buried at a cemetary in Nallasopara on Sunday night. Gomess decomposed body was found at his rented flat in Nallasopara by neighbours on Sunday. His daughters did not attend the funeral. Gomess wife,Theresa,had passed away in October at a Pune shelter home where she had been staying after being rescued.
Gopalkrishnan,a social activist who had helped rescue the female members of the family from confinement,said,I have informed two of his daughters about his demise. But they could not come for the funeral as they are in Pune and still undergoing rehabilitation. Gomess third daughter,Genevieve,who stays and works in Mumbai,chose to not attend the funeral.
The funeral was finally carried out by Gomess brother who had come down to Mumbai from Goa for some work.
Gomes had been arrested on September 28,2009,for wrongfully confining his wife and three daughters to their Vasai house for more than seven years. He allegedly locked up his family fearing that his daughters would get raped if they ventured out.
The women were allegedly denied food and clean clothes and also assaulted by Gomes.
