A young boy has died, days after police suspect his mother tried to kill him before setting fire to their Plano apartment.
A search warrant released Wednesday indicates police believed Santhiya Lakshmigari first tried to kill her 6-year-old son, Mounesh, by fracturing his skull, cutting his throat and strangling him before setting fire to a number of rooms in the apartment.
The fire was reported at about 4:40 p.m. Monday in a residence on the 6900 block of Preston Road at the Villas of Preston Creek Apartments.
When rescuers arrived they found Lakshmigari suffering from severe burns and her son burned with a possible skull fracture and a cut to his neck.
Santhiya was initally transported to Medical Center of Plano before being transferred to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas where she died Monday night.
Mounesh was flown by air ambulance to Parkland in critical condition. A nurse at the hospital confirmed the injuries to the boy's skull and neck and also noted ligature marks indicating he had been strangled.
Mounesh died Wednesday night.
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According to the search warrant, a neighbor told police she had concerns over Lakshmigari's mental health after she saw her talking to herself, screaming at herself and ignoring her child.
Police said the investigation into the deaths and fire is ongoing.
