Authorities have identified a 46-year-old woman who hanged her 5-year-old son and then herself at her home in the Lake Minnetonka community of Orono.

The Hennepin County medical examiner’s office on Thursday determined that Gina Ilene Summers died of suicide by ligature hanging on Monday night. Her son, Jude Nicolas Summers-Sandburg, also died of ligature hanging, with the manner of death deemed homicide.

Orono Police Chief Correy Farniok said authorities conducted a welfare check Monday night after the boy was not returned to his father. Officers found the mother and son hanging in the basement of the home in the 2200 block of Bayview Place.

Farniok said the boy’s father and the mother had joint custody of the child, who was reportedly the subject of an ongoing custody battle.

Jude loved fishing, floor hockey and “anything to do with cars,” his family wrote in his obituary.

They also used the obituary to announce that they intend to seek legal reform “to make good out of this senseless tragedy.”

“We will be working with senators and legislators to pass a new law, Jude’s law, in his name to require additional psychological testing in certain circumstances to prevent this from ever happening to another family,” the obituary said.

Related Articles St. Louis Park man, 23, accused of joining Islamic State, is returned to U.S. to face terrorism charges

Suspect sought after doctor shot in parking ramp of Edina hospital

Met Council gets final $928.8 million from feds to extend Green Line into southwest suburbs

Prior Lake man charged with attempted murder, accused of shooting at Burnsville police officers

Bloomington man charged with murdering wife, shooting 2 neighbors, including critically injured girl, 12 The family plans to create a scholarship in the boy’s name and requested that any memorials be directed toward that effort.

Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Therese Catholic Church, 18323 Minnetonka Blvd. in Deephaven. Arrangements are being handled by Huber Funeral Homes.