10-yr-old dies after another child hits him with brick
A 10-year-old boy died yesterday allegedly after another boy of the same age struck him with a brick in Dhaka's Khilgaon area.
The deceased was identified as Al Amin Hossain, 10, a resident of Sathkhira. He had come to stay at his grandmother's house at Meradiya of Khilgaon for a few days.
There, Al Amin used to play with the boy. A few days ago, Al Amin had beaten up the boy, Moshiure Rahman, officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Police Station, told The Daily Star.
Yesterday, the boy today called Al Amin to an under-construction building. They then went to building's roof on the third floor where the boy allegedly hit Al Amin on the head with a brick, the OC said.
Hearing Al Amin's screams, locals rushed to the spot and found the boy running down the stairs. They caught him and then rescued Al Amin.
Locals sent Al Amin to a local hospital and also handed over the other boy to police around 5:00pm.
Later, Al Amin was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 8:15pm, the OC added.
No case had been filed in this regard.
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