Dev was all set for school...

T’puram: When schools reopened on Monday, a family in the capital city grieved the loss of their son, who lost his life in a freak incident on Sunday. Dev, son of Divya S Kumar and Sreelal of

Kudappanakkunnu

,

drowned

after slipping into the stream in front of his house. A Class II student, who was diagnosed with autism at birth, Dev loved painting and drawing.

Dev’s therapist Suprabha Prakash said he came for treatment when he was two years old. “His parents were prompt in monthly check-ups. They took great effort to help their child deal with autism and lead a normal life,” Suprabha said.

The child went missing around 4:30pm when his father went to the shop near their house. Soon, the parents found Dev missing and started searching. They realised he could have slipped into the stream. The villagers and fire force personnel searched in the stream and his body was found at 5:30pm.

Dev’s twin brother Devesh is in the same class. Their elder sister Diya is in Class VII.


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