Newborn Thrown To Death From Rooftop By Grandmother Who Was Unhappy With Girl's Birth

A woman killed her seven-day-old granddaughter by throwing her from the rooftop because she was not happy it was a baby girl. The incident took place in Bangalore, the capital city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka, on Saturday.

According to local reports, Tamilselvi gave birth to the baby on Nov. 22. However, the baby contracted jaundice soon after birth as she was born prematurely. The baby received treatment and came home Friday. The baby’s grandmother, Parameshwari, was unhappy with the birth of a baby girl and continuously taunted Tamilselvi for not giving birth to a boy. The following morning, Tamilselvi left the baby in Parameshwari’s care and went to the washroom. However, when she returned, the baby was missing. She immediately called the police.

“Around 11 am on Saturday, we received a call from Tamilselvi, who complained that her new born had gone missing from her house. The mother was in the washroom. When she came out, the baby was not in the cradle. She called her husband, Marshal, who, in turn, called 100 [police]. We went to their house immediately to find out how the baby went missing in a span of five minutes,” a police officer told the News Minute.

Police arrived at the home and interrogated all the family members. While conducting a search, the responding officers went up to the apartment’s rooftop and looked down, only to find the girl lying motionless on the ground in a pool of blood. The baby was rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared brought dead.

“Tamilselvi and Parameshwari were the only ones in the house. Tamilselvi was in the washroom, according to her statement. She and Marshal have said that Parameshwari was not happy about the baby being a girl. When she got jaundice, Parameshwari is said to have taunted Tamilselvi about the expenses they had to bear,” police said.

Parameshwari was taken into custody and a murder case was registered. The woman confessed to the crime. Investigation was ongoing.