Woman kills self, strangles baby to death over family feud

Keonjhar: A trivial family feud ended in a tragedy when a woman committed suicide after killing her 11-month old baby at Machhgad village under Patana police station in the district on Friday night.

Sasmita Behera had a quarrel with her husband last night over some family issues. After heated arguments, she was allegedly beaten up by her husband. Irked, the woman then strangulated her kid to death before hanging herself from a tree near the house.

Police seized the body and are interrogating her husband and other family members.