A 26-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling fan, and her two-and-half-year-old son was found dead on the floor of their rented flat in Airoli on Thursday night. Initial investigations reveal that the mother may have smothered her child to death, before killing herself.u00a0The incident came to light when her husband returned home from work and had to break open the door after his repeated knocks went unanswered.u00a0The deceased identified as Neeta Dighade, resided with her husband Nitin and son Sarthak on the first floor at Ashtivinayak society, Sector-15 in Airoli. The family of three had recently shifted to the city from Vidarbha, after Nitin was transferred here. He works as a junior clerk at the RTO office in Tardeo.u00a0


Tragic: The mother and son, who were found dead on Thursday night, resided on the first floor at Ashtivinayak society, Sector-15 in Airoli

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R B Deshmukh, inspector from Rabale police station, said, “The lady was found hanging, while her son was found lying dead on the floor. The boy had no injury marks on his body, and hence it’s difficult to ascertain the cause of death. However, the possibility of murder-suicide cannot be ruled out. A note was also found in the residence in which the lady had written that no one was responsible, and that she was committing suicide on her own accord.”