Alappuzha, January 07: A 40-year-old woman was found dead in a canal at Edthva, near Kuttanad today. The deceased was identfied as Suma, wife of John Markose of Cherthala.
Suma was accused in murdering her own son after putting him in the washing machine.
Police said she was mentally depressed and the murder took place in the last September.
After murder she was directly reported at Vanitha Cell in Alappuzha and told them that she had committed a crime. Following message from Alappuzha, a team from Arthunkal Police Station rushed to her house and found body of her son from washing machine.
Police arrested her and released on bail later. She arrived at her mother’s house at Edathua last Wednesday.
When she went out she told her family mates that she was going to purchase footwear. Since then she was missed and her body was found today, police said.
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