Telangana: Woman poisons her kid
Lakavath Jyothi allegedly gave her child poisoned food, which made her unconscious.
Hyderabad: A three-year-old physically-challenged girl was poisoned by her mother in Mahbubabad district late on Tuesday.Lakavath Jyothi allegedly gave her child poisoned food, which made her unconscious. But alert neighbours rushed the child to hospital. Doctors said the girl’s condition was stable.
Child Welfare Committee chairperson Anitha Reddy said the child always sat outside the house and on Tuesday, the mother fed the child and went away. Neighbours however, felt something was amiss as there was no sound from the child. Finding her unconscious, they took her to the government hospital where doctors said it was a case of poisoning.
The cops have booked a case against Jyothi and have taken her into custody.Police officials claim Jyothi didn’t know how to handle the child. She has an older daughter who is normal and goes to school, but the birth of the second child brought many challenges. With no help and no knowledge about how to manage a physically-challenged child, she took this extreme step, officials say.
The child welfare committee members are talking to the family members and counselling them.