A mother and her eight month old son, on Wednesday were found dead in a house near city light cinema, Mahim. The victims have been identified as Swara Kaskar (42) and her eight month old son Harsh.

According to police, the mother had slit herself and her son with a sharp weapon in an apparent murder-suicide case. In the evening, when Savlaram Kaskar, the husband retuned home, he saw the door was locked.