REYNOLDSBURG, OH. (THECOUNT) — The Licking County Coroner has identified the couple found dead in their Reynoldsburg home on Wednesday morning as Sada Dhimal, 50, and Tika Dhimal, 40. The grim discovery was made in a residence on the 8600 block of Robbins Loop Drive, following a call from a concerned neighbor.
Police responded to the scene after the neighbor reported seeing Sada Dhimal apparently dead by suicide in the backyard. West Licking Fire Department medics pronounced him dead at 8:43 a.m. Upon searching the home, police discovered Tika Dhimal in an upstairs bedroom with fatal head lacerations. Authorities also searched two vehicles belonging to Sada Dhimal as part of their investigation.
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Three children, aged 16, 14, and 8, were found unharmed inside the home. Licking County Children Services was notified and took custody of the children. Neighbors described the area as a quiet, friendly neighborhood, and records indicate that Reynoldsburg police had not been called to the Dhimals’ residence in the past year.
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