Mother who killed her daughter was terrified of Covid-19

A mother stabbed her five-year old daughter to death because she was terrified she would die from Covid-19 and thought the little girl could not live without her, a court heard. Sutha Sivanantham, 36, turned the blade on herself after knifing daughter Sayagi Sivanantham 15 times in the bedroom of their Mitcham flat, the Old Bailey heard. The mother had been complaining of mystery ailments for almost a year and her husband believes fear of the virus and lockdown restrictions…