8-May-2014 A Selvaraj CHENNAI: Two men, found to be living with the corpse of their mother for about a week, were rescued from their house in Teynampet on Wednesday. Said to be mentally ill, they are now in the custody of Udhavum Karangal, a non-governmental organisation, in Thiruverkadu. The incident came to light when some residents of Muthiah Street in Teynampet, opposite Kamarajar Arangam, experienced a foul smell emanating from the house where Murugan, 50, and Selvam, 35, lived with their mother Padmavathi, 65, and informed police. A team from the Teynampet station went there and found the body of Padmavathi, almost fully decomposed and sent it to the Government Royapettah Hospital for autopsy. A case was registered under Section 174 (unnatural death) of Criminal Procedure Code. Residents said Padmavathi, who earned a living as a maid, had been taking care of her sons until her death and since then the two had been starving. The family had been living in a small house on a 1,200sqft plot Padmavathi owned. Udhavum Karangal founder-director S Vidyakar came to know of the incident and a team led by P N Sundaresan rushed to the spot in an ambulance. "I introduced myself as a resident who knew their mother well. After talking to the two men, I realised Murugan's condition was not as alarming as that of his brother," said Sundaresan. A few neighbours confirmed this, he added. There were some moments of uncertainty when Murugan requested Sundaresan not to take his brother anywhere saying he was like a child. Perumal N, a grocery owner who lived on the same street, said Selvam often threw random objects at anyone trying to enter their house. The NGO volunteers approached the Teynampet police who said they didn't have any objection to shifting the two men. Sundaresan and his team managed to convince Murugan and Selvam that they would be safe with them in Thiruverkadu and made arrangements to take them out. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/2-mentally-ill-men-found-living-with-mothers-corpse/articleshow/34798432.cms? -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
