Toddler murdered by own mother in Chongqing

A 3-year-old was murdered by his mother as she tossed him out of a high-rise apartment window on Monday in Southwest China's Chongqing, the local police said.

According to the local police, at around 7 am on Monday, a woman, 37, surnamed He, entered into a state of acute mania at her home, which is on the 22nd floor of an apartment building in the city's Banan district.

The woman injured her mother-in-law with a kitchen knife and then threw her 3-year-old son out of the apartment window, leading to the toddler falling to his death.

The injured victim mother-in-law is receiving treatment at a local hospital and is not in critical condition. He has been brought under control by the police.

There are relatives and neighbors reporting that He's recent mental state has been abnormal. The case is under further investigation.