Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Kerala Police Arrests Unmarried Couple in Newborn Deaths
A couple in Kerala has been arrested by the police because their babies died.
The woman admitted to suffocating both of her babies.
The first baby supposedly died in 2022, and she said the umbilical cord strangled it, but later confessed to suffocating the baby.
The second baby died in 2024, after being suffocated, according to the mother.
The police found out about the deaths after the man went to the police station with the baby's remains.
Kerala police arrested an unmarried couple on Sunday in connection with the deaths of their newborn babies.
The woman confessed to suffocating both babies.
The first infant allegedly died in 2022 after its umbilical cord wrapped around its neck, but the woman later admitted to suffocating it.
The second infant was allegedly suffocated in 2024.
The case came to light after the man brought skeletal remains to the police station.
- Who
- A 23-year-old woman and her 25-year-old male partner.
- What
- A woman confessed to killing her newborn babies.
- When
- The arrests were made on Sunday. The first infant death in 2022, and the second in 2024.
- Where
- Pudukad police station in Thrissur, Kerala.
- Why
- Police are investigating the circumstances and causes of death.
- Location
- Pudukad, Thrissur, Kerala
- Incident
- Infant deaths and arrests
- Suspects
- Unmarried couple
- Details
- Woman confessed to suffocating both infants
Sources
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