Indian origin mother in US keeps dead son's body in bathtub for 4 days

New York: Indian origin mother Pallavi Dhawan, who resides in Texas, Dallas has been accused for killing her 10-year-old son and keeping his body in bathtub for 4 days, which she said was part of last rites rituals.

Dhawan, who packed her son in ice, wrote in an affidavit that she did not hurt or kill her son and loved him with all her heart and would never hurt him, the New York Daily News reported.

The 38-year-old is now facing murder charges after she admitted to the Frisco police that she had committed the crime.

The woman mentioned in her affidavit that after she realised that her son was dead, she went in a state of shock and wanted to know who would perform his last rites and therefore, waited for her husband to come.

Dhawan added that her son's last rites were very important and she was not sure if anyone outside the Hindu culture would understand the Hindu belief of rebirth and how important last rites rituals were to allow a soul's next life to be peaceful.