Depressed Dermatologist allegedly kills son, self with sleeping pill overdose
Rajamahendravaram: A 33-year-old dermatologist allegedly committed suicide along with her 7-year-old son by consuming an excessive amount of sleeping pills after she received a divorce notice from her doctor husband.
As per a recent media report by Hans India, the doctor was depressed after her husband served her a divorce notice a few days ago. The doctor allegedly took an overdose of sleeping pills and administered the same on her son as well. The duo was rushed to the hospital, however, they could not be saved.
The deceased doctor has been identified as a dermatologist who happened to be the daughter of a famous doctor at the Buddha Hospital.
The dermatologist was married to a Warangal based doctor a few years ago. The couple had a 7-year-old son as well. However, their relationship was reportedly undergoing a rough patch and the dermatologist had left her husband's house and moved to her paternal home in Rajahmundry two months ago. In the meanwhile, her husband served a divorce notice after which she has been depressed.
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