CHERTHALA: The mother reportedly admitted to killing the 15-month-old baby. On confession, the police arrested Athira (24), mother of the baby.

Adisha, the daughter of Sharon and Athira, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Saturday. The infant was immediately rushed to the Cherthala taluk hospital. Police was called after the doctor who attended to the case raised suspicions over the death.

The parents had claimed that they had found the child motionless during sleep. While there were no notable injuries, the autopsy report cited strangulation as the cause of death.

After the funeral, on repeated questioning, Athira broke down and confessed to killing the baby. But the question still remains why she committed this grave crime.

Athira and Sharon comes from two different societies, married after being in a love relationship. Earlier, Athira was jailed for six days for thrashing Sharon’s mother. Sharon did jail time for the same crime. According to the police, Athira used to thrash her baby.