Police are investigating the death of a Catholic nun whose body was found in an abandoned quarry filled with water in southern India’s Kerala state. 
The body of Sister Jaseena Thomas, a member of the Missionary Congregation of the Daughters of St Thomas, was found floating in the quarry in the Vazhakkala area of Ernakulum district on Feb. 14. The body was taken for a post-mortem examination and will be buried on Feb. 15. The autopsy report has not been released to the media. The 45-year-old nun was under medication for a mental illness that she developed 10 years ago, according to her congregation. Church officials ruled out any foul play in her death, suggesting it to be a case of suicide.
“Sister Thomas was suffering from a certain mental illness after she and another nun met with a road accident 16 years ago in which her companion died on the spot,” said Sister Jessy Jose, superior of the congregation’s Pala Province. In 2004, while Sister Thomas and her companion were waiting for a bus, a speeding vehicle went out of control and hit her companion, who died in front of her instantly. “This tragic incident devastated her mentally and she began to show signs of mental disturbance. For the past 10 years she has been undergoing medical treatment for mental illness,” said a release from the congregation. The nun exhibited suicidal tendencies in 2009 and 2011. Her family were informed of her condition. She also spent some time at her home as part of her treatment, said the Feb. 15 release.
The nun, according to the official communication, was last seen at breakfast time but did not come for lunch. Her companions then started a search for her in the convent.
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