Hyderabad: Washing machine causes two deaths
The mother and child were found on the floor by a relative on Friday morning, around 8am.
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old housewife and her three-year-old son are believed to have died due to an electric shock from a running washing machine. The bodies were found at their house in Warasiguda area on Friday.
The Clues team which visited the site found that the machine’s wiring had been exposed due to rat bites and officials suspect that may have resulted in the electrocution. The deceased have been identified as Halimunnisa and Rahman.
Halimunnisa, a resident of Ambernagar married Md Ashraf Khan, a physiotherapist from Chegunta in Medak district. The couple later shifted to Hyderabad.
The mother and child were found on the floor by a relative on Friday morning, around 8am. “But Halimunnisa’s family are alleging she was a victim of domestic abuse. “He (Khan) would beat her. We were supporting her family’s needs,” a close relative said.