11 September,2026 11:10 AM IST | Kerala | mid-day online correspondent
Preliminary information suggests that family issues may have played a role in the incident. Representational Pic
An 18-month-old girl was allegedly killed by her mother in Malayinkeezhu, in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram district on Thursday, police said.
According to the police FIR, the incident took place at a house in Vilavoorkkal village between 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm, ANI reported.
According to the FIR, the accused, identified as Christy, allegedly locked herself and the child inside a bedroom before attacking the girl with a knife, causing serious injuries to her neck.
The child was initially taken to the Vilavoorkkal Primary Health Centre. She was subsequently shifted by a 108 ambulance to the SAT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
Doctors examined the child at around 5.52 pm and declared her dead, ANI reported.
The incident came to light after a relative noticed that the mother and child had not been seen outside and knocked on the locked bedroom door.
Christy reportedly came out and told the relative that she had killed the child, according to the FIR.
Police have registered a case against the accused under the relevant Section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which deals with murder, ANI reported.
Preliminary information suggests that family issues may have played a role in the incident. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the child's death and the motive behind the alleged act.
In a separate incident, a seven-month pregnant woman was allegedly beaten to death with a stick by her husband, they said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Mayora village, where 24-year-old Kiran allegedly had an argument with her husband Vishal Pal, who beat her with a stick.
The couple, married around three years ago, have a one-year-old daughter.
Pal's mother, Prema, who tried to intervene, was also assaulted.
Neighbours alerted the police after hearing screams. Kiran was taken to a community health centre in Bilgram, where doctors declared her dead.
The police sent the body for post-mortem and detained Vishal.
Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Subodh Gautam said further legal action would be taken on the family's complaint and the investigation.
(With ANI inputs)
