Daughter fed poison by mother dies [December 12 2013]

A 11-year-old girl who had been under hospital treatment for days after being fed with pesticide by her mother in an attempt to commit suicide in Ambalangoda died yesterday, the police said.

The victim named Nethmi Prarthana had been fed with poison by her mother on November 23 who had also consumed pesticide.

They were hospitalised by the police after found lying on the ground near Sea Beach Hotel in Urawaththa area. The mother was admitted to Karapitiya Hospital and the daughter was rushed to Balapitiya Hospital.

The mother who was remanded for the alleged homicide is still being treated under the custody of the prison guards.

The duo were believed to have left home over a dispute in the family. Ambalangoda Police conducting investigations.