Tag: Our Lady of Assumption Convent

  • Kerala nun dies by suicide in a chapel underneath Jalandhar Diocese; her dad and mom suspect foul play, demand probe

    By Online Desk

    ALAPPUZHA: A 30-year-old nun died by suicide at a chapel belonging to Our Lady of Assumption Convent in Sadiq village of Faridkot district underneath the Diocese of Jalandhar on Tuesday.

    The deceased has been recognized as Sr Mary Mercy of Alappuzha in Kerala.

    The nun reportedly belonged to the Franciscan Immaculatine Sisters, an Italian congregation, and was serving on the Our Lady of Assumption Convent for the previous 4 years. She was discovered hanging from the window of the chapel.

    A suicide notice purportedly written by her in Malayalam steered that she was stalked by loneliness and despair. In the notice, she apologized to her dad and mom and associates for taking the intense step and failing to meet her dedication to serve the church until the top of her life.

    The physique of the nun has been handed over to the church authorities to be additional taken to her hometown at Arthunkal in Alappuzha district in Kerala for cremation, stated the police.

    Meanwhile, after the church authorities knowledgeable the household about her suicide, her father John Ouseph lodged a police grievance stating that Sr Mary Mercy was not underneath any sort of misery. Her dad and mom and her brother additionally stated that when she referred to as them on November 29 she sounded blissful. She reminded them about her birthday which falls on December 2. The dad and mom demanded a re-postmortem on her physique to establish the reason for dying.

    (If you might be having suicidal ideas, or are apprehensive a few pal, or want emotional help, somebody is all the time there to pay attention. Call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (out there 24×7) or iCall, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences’ helpline – 02225521111, which is on the market Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm.)