TRICHY: A 28-year-old woman, identified as Dhanalakshmi from Keezha Panjappur, who had experienced
trauma
following a
dog bite
, died by suicide at her residence. The incident occurred on Monday when she set herself on fire using
kerosene
at her maternal house.
Her family members extinguished the flames and rushed her to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Trichy, where she succumbed to burn injuries on Tuesday.
Police have registered the incident as an unnatural death under Section 174 of the CrPc. According to the assistant commissioner of police, Cantonment Range, K Kennedy, who is leading the investigation, the woman had been battling depression, and her parents had brought her back to stay with them.
Her struggle began seven months ago when she was bitten by a dog, leading to ongoing
mental trauma
.
"She took anti-rabies vaccination after the dog bite, but the mental trauma persisted. According to her family's account, excessive worry drove her to take the extreme step," explained ACP Kennedy.
The woman had been married for six years to a man in Kulithalai, Karur district, and had a daughter.
A postmortem was conducted at MGMGH, and her body was handed over to her family members on Tuesday.
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