Idukki, Feb 1 (PTI) A 35-year-old woman allegedly ended her life after killing her five-month-old child, police said on Thursday.

Dinu, a resident of Thopramkudy, was found hanging inside her room on Wednesday night, while the infant boy was found in the crib, police said.

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"A relative found them in the room and informed the local people and the police, after which they were taken to a nearby hospital," police said.

Police said according to the relatives' statement, the woman was depressed after her husband committed suicide around four months ago.

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Police have registered a case of unnatural death.

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