Mother throws her children into river before jumping in
May 27, 2013 04:32 pm
Following a domestic
dispute with her husband, a mother of two attempted to commit suicide by
jumping into the Meera Odai River after throwing her two children in first. The
children drowned while the mother was saved by residents of the area.
The incident took
place this morning (May 27) at 10.43am in the Valaichchenai area in Batticaloa.
The mother was rushed
to hospital and was later transferred to the Batticaloa general hospital.
The two girls who
fell victim to the incident were aged 7 and 3 years.
