*OneIndia News* *Alappuzha, Sep 23*: A mentally ill woman turned herself in to the police on Wednesday, Sep 22 after She drowned her 8-month old baby in a washing machine.
According to the police, the 40-year-old mother, identified as Suma, had been under psychiatric treatment for the past few months. She reportedly turned up on her own at the women's cell of the Town police station in Alappuzha and confessed that she killed the child when her husband John was at work. When she planned to commit the crime, Suma told her elder daughter to go to her grand parent's home after the school hours as she would be spending some time in the church. The police recovered the body of the child floating on the water in the washing machine. The woman would be produced before the magistrate on Thursday, Sep 23. http://news.oneindia.in/2010/09/23/metally-ill-mum-drowns-baby-in-washing-machine.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
