Indian mother, son die after balcony fall in Australia

Melbourne: A
31-year-old Indian woman and her four-month-old son have died after she
allegedly jumped from the balcony of their high-rise apartment here along with
the baby.

Supraja
Srinivas and her son Shrihan died on the spot. Their bodies were found in the
atrium of the 29-storey City Point apartment building last Thursday.

According to
media reports, the family of the deceased was now planning to take their bodies
to India.

It is believed that Supraja committed suicide,
the report said. Supraja’s husband, Gannaram Srinivas, an IT engineer working
with Tech Mahindra, collapsed at the scene and was admitted to hospital.

The couple
also has a five-year-old daughter. Victoria Police spokeswoman said it was
believed the woman and child may have fallen from an internal balcony.

The spokeswoman said police were not looking
for anyone else in connection with the incident.

PTI