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Stepfather kills boy

10 September 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Mymensingh

A 6-year-old boy was killed yesterday allegedly by his stepfather at Kristapur in the town. Police said, victim Ripon's mother Renu Begum, a domestic help was married to one Swapan of Kristapur a few years ago. Yesterday Renu went out of house in the early morning leaving Ripon with his stepfather. As Ripon did not find his mother after waking up from sleep, he started crying and that angered Swapan much. At one stage, Swapan beat up Ripon mercilessly injuring him critically. The boy died on the spot after sometime. The body was sent to Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) morgue for autopsy. Police arrested Swapan after Renu Begum filed a case with Kotwali police station.