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Mumbai: 4-day-old boy found near lifeless mother dies in hospital

Updated on: 09 September,2016 10:30 AM IST  | 
Samiullah Khan | samiullah.khan@mid-day.com

The 4-day-old boy, who was found alive near the smashed-in body of a still-unidentified woman in Vasai last week, succumbed to his critical condition yesterday

Mumbai: 4-day-old boy found near lifeless mother dies in hospital


Locals heard the baby crying and followed the sound to an abandoned house where they found the four-day old boy and his mother’s body. Pic/Hanif Patel


The 4-day-old boy, who was found alive near the smashed-in body of a still-unidentified woman in Vasai last week, succumbed to his critical condition yesterday. He was first admitted to the Vasai-Virar Mahanagar Palika Hospital and later shifted to the Patriot Hospital, where he died while being treated.


Even though a week has gone by since locals discovered the boy and his lifeless mother with her head bashed in at a rundown house in the Navjivan area, the mother is yet to be identified. The Vasai division police officer PSI Ranjit Shirsat confirmed the baby’s death.


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The locals had discovered the murder scene after being drawn there by the incessant cries of a baby. The police reached the spot at around 5.30 pm and rescued the infant, who was then admitted to the hospital for a medical examination. The police also sent the mother’s body for post-mortem.

Primary investigations revealed that the woman had been murdered in the morning. “We have registered a murder case and are scanning records of missing women in a similar age group to identify the deceased. Meanwhile, the Waliv police are conducting investigations to locate the killer,” said PSI Shirsat.

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