Four
relatives of a nine-year-old boy who was apparently beaten to death in eastern
France were arrested Wednesday over suspicions he was killed for refusing to do
his homework, prosecutors said.
The boy’s
mother, 20-year-old sister, 19-year-old brother, and the brother’s girlfriend
were taken into custody over his death at his home in the city of Mulhouse on
September 17.
His mother
was not at home at the time but was arrested for questioning.
The
circumstances of his death are still unclear but prosecutors believe he was
badly beaten for refusing to do his homework.
An autopsy
showed the beating as the probable cause of death.
The boy’s
sister, brother and the brother’s girlfriend called emergency services, but
paramedics were unable to revive him.
- AFP
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