Hyderabad woman kills 8-month-old daughter, self

Hyderabad: Upset with her husband, a housewife residing in an apartment in Uppal, killed their eight-month-old daughter before killing herself by jumping off the fourth floor of the building on Monday.

According to Uppal police, 38-year-old Mar Margaret first pushed off her child and then jumped herself.

Both died on the spot. Margaret had been married to Simon Prabhakar for three years. “She was upset with her husband due to some personal issues. Prabhakar had tried to talk to her but when the former was not around, she took the extreme step,’’ said Uppal inspector Ranga Swamy.

Police have registered a case under section 174 (suspicious death) of CrPc. Mary, a native of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, was a nurse while Prabhakar works as a real estate businessman.