TN parents petition Collector for 'mercy killing' of ailing daughter

In a memorandum to the Tenkasi District Collector, in TN, an elderly couple petitioned the district administration seeking consent for 'mercy killing' of their 35-year-old daughter, who has been suffering from chronic jaw disease for over two decades.

Tenkasi(TN): An elderly couple here on Monday petitioned the district administration seeking consent for 'mercy killing' of their 35-year-old daughter, who has been suffering from chronic jaw disease for over two decades.

In a memorandum to the Tenkasi District Collector Murugaiah, they stated that they were looking after their daughter for a long time, but now that they were very old they were not in a position to attend to her.

Later, speaking to reporters, Murugiah said the woman's father was a daily wage labourer and the money he earned was not enough to meet her medical expenses.

Hence, they sought permission for 'mercy killing'.