L.A. Times - Asia: In southern India, relatives sometimes quietly kill their elders

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In southern India, relatives sometimes quietly kill their elders Jan 16th 2013, 00:44 The practice often begins with an oil bath. In some cases, the parent is sick and in pain. In others, experts say, relatives want to gain control of the estate. INNAMREDIYARPATTI, India — Michael headed for work at a textile mill, leaving his wife, children and infirm mother at home in this impoverished part of southern India. When he returned a few hours later, his mother's body was propped up in a chair surrounded by villagers and decorated with flowers, poisoned by his wife with a potion in a local form of mercy killing known as thalaikoothal. Media files: 16x9

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