Kolkata: Woman Suffering from Schizophrenia Spends Three Days with Daughter’s Decomposed Body Claiming She's Alive, Dies After Police Move Corpse
The alleged incident occurred on Tuesday, April 30, when neighbours noticed a foul smell and knocked on Debi's door to inquire. She opened the door and showed her neighbours her daughter's decomposed body. She also told them that her daughter was not speaking to her and had not eaten anything in the past three days.
Kolkata, May 4: In a shocking incident in Kolkata, a woman who allegedly spent three days with her daughter's body passed away on Wednesday, May 1, soon after the police removed the decomposed body. The 52-year-old woman is reportedly said to have spent three days with her daughter's lifeless body in Baranagar. Police officials also said that the deceased's mother tried to feed and talk to her daughter, too.
According to a report in the Times of India, the alleged incident came to light after the neighbours alerted the police. They reached the woman's apartment and removed her daughter's decomposed body. Cops said the mother-daughter duo, Debi Bhowmik and Debolina, stayed alone at Debi's parental home in Baranagar. Kolkata Shocker: Woman Killed, Police Recover Body, Chopped Into Pieces and Stuffed Into Sack, From Abandoned Building.
An official said the woman had separated from her husband, and their case was in progress. The mother-daughter was staying in the Baranagar apartment after Debi's parents passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. The alleged incident occurred on Tuesday, April 30, when neighbours noticed a foul smell and knocked on Debi's door to inquire.
She opened the door and showed her neighbours her daughter's decomposed body. She also told them that her daughter was not speaking to her and had not eaten anything in the past three days. When her neighbours told Debi that her daughter had passed away, she refuted it and said that Debolina was alive. Following this, the neighbours informed the police, who reached the spot and recovered Debolina's body. Kolkata Shocker: Man Strangles Wife to Death, Makes Food For Kids, Later Dials 100 Asking Police to Come and Arrest Him.
Cops said Debolina had passed away at least three days ago. Meanwhile, Debi also passed away hours after the police took away her daughter's body. Debi's body was found in the apartment on Wednesday evening. An officer said that Debi was suffering from schizophrenia. After this, the police informed Debi's husband, who refused to accept his wife and daughter's bodies.
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