Battling Mental Health Issues After Husband's Death, Woman Kills Toddler Daughter By Slitting Her Throat In Uttar Pradesh

Police said that the woman, whose husband passed away a couple of years ago and was undergoing mental treatment, locked her room from inside on Monday night and slit the throat of her two-and-half-year-old daughter leading to her on the spot death. After killing her daughter, the woman also cut her own wrist and has been admitted to the hospital.

Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh): In a heart-wrenching incident reported from Uttar Pradesh, a mentally-challenged woman, whose husband died a couple of years ago, allegedly killed her toddler daughter by slitting her throat with a sharp weapon in Jhansi district of the state on Monday, police said. The woman, who also slit her own wrist after the murder has been admitted to the hospital while further investigation is going on in the case.

The incident has come to light in the Babina police station area. According to the police, 27-year-old Rashmi Yadav lives with her in-laws in the Pump House area of Babina police station area. Rashmi's husband Umesh Yadav died two and a half years ago. Umesh and Rashmi had two children-a son and a daughter.

Shocking SOS

SSP Sudha Singh said that they received a call at around 11 PM on Monday about the woman killing her toddler daughter. On notice, a team of police rushed to the spot and started investigation into the matter, Singh said.

It is learnt that Rashmi's son was playing with his grandparents in another room when Rashmi locked her room from inside and slit the throat of her two and a half year old daughter Pari Yadav with a sharp weapon due to which the girl died in agony inside the room. After killing her daughter, Rashmi also cut her own wrist as per local sources.

On hearing the sound of screams from inside the room, the woman's in-laws ran towards the room, but the door was locked from inside. The family broke the door and entered inside only to find the mother-daughter duo lying on the ground in a blood-stained state. The girl had already expired while the woman was shifted to the hospital.

Mental Health Issues After Husband's Death

According to the family, Rashmi had become mentally disturbed after the death of her husband and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh.

Investigation is ongoing to find out under what circumstances the woman killed her daughter. No complaint has been received in the case yet.