A St Thomas family is today mourning the tragic loss of a two-year-old boy and the arrest of his mother after the infant was reportedly found strangled with a piece of cord in Albion, Yallahs, yesterday.

Information reaching THE STAR is that about 6:30 a.m. the child's aunt went to the house and discovered the disheartening sight of the child's body laying on a bed with a piece of yellow cord tied around his neck.

Police said the frightened relative picked up the chap and rushed over to the house of the youngster's grandparents', in the same Albion community, and raised an alarm.

The police were subsequently called in. The lawmen then went back to the house where the child's body was found and arrested the mother of the deceased infant. Her name is yet to be released.

Reports reaching THE STAR are that the woman is not of a sound mind and has been that way since she gave birth to the infant. A policeman who spoke with this newspaper could not say when the woman developed mental problems but confirmed that information in the investigation thus far suggests that she was not mentally well.

"She is currently in custody but has not been formally charged as yet," the policeman said. The lawman could not immediately state whether or not the woman would have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before facing possible charges as is customary in cases where the accused person is said to be mentally unstable.

The Yallahs police are investigating.