Second HMPV case in Assam: 75-year-old woman diagnosed in Guwahati
A 75-year-old woman has been diagnosed with a human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, making it the second reported case in Assam this season.
In a heart-wrenching incident, a mentally-challenged woman battered to death two of her nephews in Hargarh village in Meja police station area of Prayagraj.
The incident took place on Tuesday night after the accused Puja ( 35) had a fight with her sister-in-law Parvati, mother of the children Lucky ( 5) and Abhi(3).
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Police here on Wednesday said the accused was apparently mentally challenged for the past 10 years. She hit both the children on the head with a plank, injuring them critically. Later, the children died in hospital. Father of the children had gone to Mumbai to work as a labourer.
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The accused has been taken into custody.
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