Mother bitten by snake in sleep, baby dies after drinking poisoned breast milk

According to reports, a 35-year-old woman who was bitten by a snake in her sleep and unknowingly breastfed her 3-year-old daughter the poisoned milk, died along with her daughter.

Reportedly, the woman did not know that she was bitten by a snake and breastfed her baby. The UP woman and her daughter fell ill on Thursday and both died before they could reach the hospital.

A post-mortem is to be carried out but police have registered a case of accidental death.