For fear of the spread of Corona among them.. the suicide of a mother and her child with poison and the survival of the rest of the family

A 23-year-old Indian woman and her three-year-old son died after ingesting poison due to fear of contracting coronavirus infection in Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Up to five family members, including the deceased woman's mother and brothers, took the poison for fear of contracting the coronavirus.

While three of them survived, the police found the woman and her three-year-old child dead.

According to a report in the Times of India, mother Lakshmi was unable to cope with the loss of her husband Nagaraj, as the husband, a paid labourer, died of natural causes last December.

 The family is said to have been deeply affected by Nagaraj's death.

The deceased Gothica separated from her husband and was living with her mother.

Gothica reportedly tested positive for the virus on January 8 and passed it on to her mother.

It is said that the family took the poison for fear of spreading infection among them.

The next day, neighbors informed the police, who transferred three family members to a government hospital.

Gothica and her son died when the police arrived.

The police suspected that the family was afraid of infection with Corona and its consequences, so they decided to end their lives.

Health officials urged all residents not to panic and seek medical help.

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