Traditional healer asks to amputate leg, distraught mother and son commit suicide

KOZHIKODE: A mother and son were found hanging in Koduvally, Kozhikode. The dead have been identified as Devi (52), wife of Gangadharan and their son Ajith Kumar (32). They were found dead at a tower near their house.

Last day, the mother-son duo had met with a traditional healer in Kozhikode as part of Devi’s treatment. The healer told Devi to amputate her leg. Following which, she called her house and informed that they were going to kill themselves. As both of them failed to return home late that night, their relatives lodged a complaint with the Kodavally police. The next day, Devi and Ajith were found dead at the tower by the locals. They were soon rushed to the Kozhikode Medical College, but were declared dead.