Friday 26 May 2017

Tragic moment crying 17-month-old toddler is found drinking milk from his mother’s dead body


This is the tragic moment a crying toddler desperately tries to drink his mother's milk, unaware that she is dead. Police were called to reports of a dead body near train tracks in Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, India, this morning. When officers arrived they saw a crowd around the woman and her crying 17-month-old baby. Witness Monu Balmiki, 27, said: 'We saw a woman lying near the railway track and informed the police. 'But when we got closer we spotted a child next to her crying and drinking her milk. It brought tears to our eyes.'
Officer Nand Ram, who is the head constable of the Government Railway Police, said: 'The toddler was crying for his mother and on receiving no response from her; he held her and started drinking milk from her.




'We were shocked to see it, it was very sad. The woman was lying dead while the child was sitting next to her scratchless.
'This was something we have never seen before. It was quite emotional for us all.
Mr Balmiki added that the had been  sent for a post-mortem and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of death. The toddler was taken to a nearby hospital for a check-up and the local Child Welfare Committee was informed.

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