Kasargod, Jan 06, 2021: Badiadka Police have arrested the mother of a one and a half year old child whose body was found in a well.
The arrested woman is Sharada (25) of Perla Katukukke Perlathadka. The body of the child Swastik was found in the well near the house on December 4 when the woman’s husband Babu had gone for work.
The post mortem report and investigations had revealed that the child was killed after pushing him into the well.
The mother of the child admitted her guilt during police interrogation. It is learnt, a domestic dispute drove her to this extreme step.
The family has said that the woman is mentally ill and was receiving treatment for the same.
The accused has been produced before the magistrate and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody.