Kerala blasts | DNA profiling confirms identity of 55-year-old victim
The Hindu
Leona Paulose's charred remains identified via DNA analysis; body to be released to family after post-mortem. 55-yr-old native of Iringol near Perumbavoor was found charred beyond recognition at site of explosions at Kochi, Kerala gathering of Jehovah's Witnesses on Oct 29, 2023. Son's DNA samples used to confirm identity; she had taught evangelism and distributed pamphlets, lost husband, son abroad but returned home after tragedy.
The charred remains of a body which was recovered from the site of the explosions at a gathering of Jehovah’s Witnesses at Kalamassery in Kochi, Kerala, on October 29, 2023 have been confirmed to be that of 55-year-old Leona Paulose, a native of Iringol near Perumbavoor.
A DNA analysis carried out by the police established the link by matching the DNA profiles obtained from the remains of the deceased with those of her son. Her body will be released to the family members after a post-mortem examination, said authorities of the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam, on November 7, 2023.
Leona, who hailed from South Iringole at Rayamangalam in Ernakulam Rural, was found charred beyond recognition at the venue. It took nearly a day and a half to identify her remains. They took her son’s DNA samples to confirm her identity.
She had taught evangelism and walked around the neighbourhood distributing pamphlets. She had lost her husband. Her son was abroad. He returned home following the tragedy.
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