New Delhi, January 16: In a shocking incident, a woman along with her lover killed her five-year-old son on January 12. The incident took place Delhi's Bijwasan area. Both the accused, Rani and Narendra have arrested by the police on charges of murder and conspiring to commit murder, reported India Today. The victim has been identified as Yuvang Singh. Maharashtra Woman Kills 10-Month-Old Son as She Wanted Girl Child; Body Found in Water-Filled Drum.

According to some reports, Narendra started beating the child mercilessly after he forgot the maths counting. Both the accused rushed Yuvang to a hospital after he fainted, but the child succumbed to his injuries. Rani was living with Narendra after leaving her husband. Mumbai: Fed Up With Six-Month-Old Son's Crying, Woman Kills Him.

In a similar incident in November last year, a 34-year-old Mumbai woman named Rina Ayare murdered her 5-year-old son by feeding him rat poison and after that attempted suicide, reported Mumbai Mirror. The child died during his treatment in hospital. Rina took this extreme step as she was facing financial distress over a dispute with her husband.

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