Chennai: A woman poisoned an infant and killed herself on Saturday. According to sources, the woman identified as Rakshitha, 35, was found along with her one-year-old son, Rudru, presumably dead at their residence at Vadapalani.
Dineshkumar, woman’s husband, a researcher at the Union government’s research institute, returned home from work on Saturday evening and found their house at Bharathishwarar colony in Kodambakkam locked from inside.
When he peeked through the window he found his wife lying unconscious. Dinesh enetered the house by breaking the window and found his son dead. The Vadapalani police rushed to the spot when they were apprised of the situation and the bodies were sent for post-mortem to the Royapettah Government Hospital. A case has been registered.
According to police sources, the woman had been depressed for some time and was being treated in Haryana, their hometown. The police suspect that the woman might have poisoned the food given to the child with toilet cleaner. Further investigations are ongoing.
Cases, where parents are poisoning themselves and their children, have been on the rise lately. Most of these cases seem to be extreme cases of depression, say experts.
