A 12-year-old girl was killed by burglars at her house on Sayed Shah Lane in Chittagong city yesterday morning.

Another accused in the Habiganj four-child murder case confessed to his involvement in the murders before a court in the district yesterday.

Minara Begum could hardly speak to anyone since villagers dug her son's body out of a sand pile on Wednesday. Shell-shocked, she just shed tears silently, holding the boy's clothes tight.