A woman in India’s Karnataka state was charged Saturday with allegedly throwing her 6-year-old son with special needs into a canal, where he was reportedly half eaten by a crocodile.
Police said the incident allegedly happened after the woman, identified as Savitri, had an argument with her husband Ravi Kumar (NDTV) report On Monday, they discovered they had another son, who was 2 years old.
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In a tragic incident in southern India, a mother was arrested after allegedly throwing her six-year-old disabled son into a crocodile-infested canal after an argument with her husband.
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The couple appears to have frequently argued over the victim, Vinod, who has been deaf and mute since birth. Savitri claimed that Ravi repeatedly told her to kill her son.
The woman claimed that her husband was responsible. He kept saying he would just let his son die and eat him. Leave him alone, I say. If my husband keeps saying things like that, how much torture will his son endure? Where should I go to share my pain? ”
She is accused of taking the child to a canal in Uttara Kannada and throwing it into the water.
Once police were called, authorities searched for the child throughout the night. The next morning they discovered his body.
He reportedly suffered serious injuries, authorities said. Said indicated that he was attacked and killed by one or more crocodiles. daily mail.
A mother in India throws her 6-year-old handicapped son into a crocodile-infested river after being ordered by his father to abandon his child, where he is “bitten to death” by the reptile. https://t.co/QrMRZfJVCG pic.twitter.com/gNVYFIcRG0
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“An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of the six-year-old’s death,” the newspaper said, adding that officers were still investigating what happened.
According to an article in NDTV, the couple was arrested and a murder case was filed against them.
2019, Deccan Herald report There are more than 1,000 children with special needs living in childcare facilities across India who are looking for permanent homes.
Anuj Singh, director of an orphanage in Delhi, said: “As children grow up, adoption becomes difficult because most parents want someone younger, even if they choose a child with special needs.” the article states. He also pointed out that some adoptive parents return their children because they find it difficult to care for them.
However, one woman, Prachi Kumar, told the media that she chose to adopt a child with Down syndrome.
“I knew I could afford to give this baby a better facility than a daycare facility. In the last seven years, I have never once regretted my decision. “It was the best thing that happened,” she said, adding, “It showed parents that these children need the love and care of a home just like any other child, and that people need to be counseled about that.” “We need to recognize that,” he added.
