5-Day-Old Infant Murdered By Mother, Boyfriend In Kerala: Police

Alappuzha (Kerala):A five-day-old infant was allegedly murdered by its mother and her boyfriend, who then buried the body on the premises of his house in Cherthala area in this district, police said here on Monday. The police have arrested the mother Asha (35) and her boyfriend Ratheesh (38) in connection with the crime. According to the police, the accused allegedly strangled the child on August 31. The infant’s body was found buried on the premises of Ratheesh’s residence Investigations revealed that Asha, a married woman with two children, gave birth to a baby boy through a cesarean section at a private hospital in Cherthala on August 26.