KOZHIKODE: Not knowing that her son was dead, a mother waited next to the dead body for three days. The incident happened in Nadapuram Valayam, Kozhikode. Mandi was guarding the body of her son Ramesan (45) a native of Valayam Kallunira. Only Ramesan and his mother lived in the house.

Rameshan was found dead in bed around 9 am today. The employee who came to the house to pay old age pension to Mandi, entered the house noticing a foul smell, and saw Rameshan lying dead on the bed and his mother sitting next to him. The Mother was sitting near the bed and was chasing away flies from the dead body. After being informed, the Valayam police reached the spot and conducted an inspection, and shifted the body to the district hospital morgue. The body is believed to be three days old. It is reported that Ramesan's mother was suffering from mental illness.