Kerala: Mother arrested for brutally torturing 9-year-old son
Mother arrested for brutally attacking nine-year-old son. Victim was rescued by Childline Volunteers.
In Short
- Mother arrested for brutally attacking nine-year-old son.
- Saleena who was produced in court was remanded until September 8.
- Naufal suffered cuts all over his body, face and was left to starve.
The mother of a nine-year-old boy who was found beaten up and locked in his house on Wednesday was arrested today in Kerala's Idukki district. Seleena (30), mother of Naufal was produced in Devikulam court where she was remanded until September 8.
She has been charged with IPC section 324, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, 326b, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc., 34, acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intentions and section 75 of the JJ Act.
FATHER ALSO ACCUSED IN THE CASE
"His father is in jail in another case. He is also an accused in this case. Seleena has been sent to jail with their three year old daughter and their six year old son is in a government shelter home in Idukki," said TA Younus, CI with the Adimaly police.
Younus said that it was an auto driver who informed them about Naufal locked up in his house in Adimaly. Following this, Childline volunteers and police sent the mother and child to Kottayam Medical College but Seleena "eacaped" to Ernakulam.
The Ernakulam police then detained her and admitted Naufal to the hospital.
BOY SUFFERED INJURIES ALL OVER HIS BODY
In Naufal's uncle's words "he had burns and cuts all over his body, his face smashed with a coconut and left to starve."
Naufal's condition had been critical when he was taken to the hospital and is currently under treatment at the Kalamassery medical college hospital.
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