Boy beaten to death by playmates over trifling matter
A 10-year-old boy was beaten to death by his playmates following an altercation over a trifling matter in the capital's Darussalam area on Saturday night.
The victim was Al Amin, son of Kamal Hossain of Harirampur.
Police and family sources said at one stage of playing near their houses, Amin punched one of his playmates when he put some sand on Amin's head which was shaved one day ago. Following an altercation over the matter, the playmate along with four other boys beat Amin, leaving him injured.
Locals admitted Al Amin to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital where he was declared dead.
Officer-in-charge of Darussalam Police Station Rafiqul Islam told The Daily Star that they arrested the five aged between nine and 12 years. They were sent to the National Juvenile Development Centre, Tongi, Gazipur after they were produced before its juvenile court, he said.
The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College morgue for an autopsy. A murder case has been filed.
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