Wayanad, November 19
A four-year-old boy was hacked to death by his father’s business partner at Meppadi in this northern district, police said on Saturday.
Jithesh (45) brutally attacked child Adi Dev in broad daylight when his mother Anila was taking him to the nearby anganwadi on Friday.
He attacked the woman and the child and critically injured them with a sharp-edged weapon, police said.
Both were rushed to a nearby hospital, and the boy, who had sustained injuries near his left ear and head, was later shifted to the government medical college in Kozhikode.
The child succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning but the condition of the woman is stable, a police officer said.
“We suspect that there were some business-related disputes between the child’s father Jayaprakash and the accused Jithesh. It might have led to the cruel act. It can be confirmed only after a detailed questioning,” he said.
The accused was arrested soon after the crime and had been remanded, the officer said.
