Kathmandu (dpa)- An 11-year-old orphan boy was beaten to death in western Nepal after a theft of 10 rupees (0.12 US dollar), a report said Monday.
Jeevan Shrestha succumbed to blunt-force injuries to his throat, back and chest in a hospital Sunday, the Republica daily said.
He had been beaten by a butcher in the Myagdi district nine days earlier for stealing the money, police said.
Aslam Khan reportedly beat the boy after discovering him sharing a packet of biscuits with his son, who had taken the 10-rupee note from his father’s meat shop.
Police arrested Khan and were waiting for an autopsy report before laying charges for murder, the report said.
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