MALAPPURAM: A 33-year-old woman and her one-and a-half-year-old-baby were found dead inside a well at Thirunavaya in Malappuram. The two have been identified as Abida, wife of Shafeek of Thirunavaya and Shafna Fathima. The two were found missing from last night.

The two were found in a well this morning at an isolated plot near their house. The family had lodged a missing complaint at the Tirur police station last night. Their slippers were found near the well this morning. The bodies of the two were found in the well in a search conducted.

The body of the baby was fished out of the well first by the fire force from Tirur. After an inquest by a team led by Tirur sub inspector Jaleel Karuthedath, the bodies were shifted to the mortuary.