KOCHI: An eight-year-old boy was brutally assaulted by his sister’s live-in partner at Thaikkudam in Kochi. The boy was burnt on his legs using a spatula and an iron box for coming late from the shop. The Maradu police said the skin under his leg has come out and Prince (21), the accused has been arrested.
According to police, the harassment has been going on for a year. He is not married to his sister but has all the authority in the house. Police said the boy’s father is bedridden and as his mother was scared of him, they don’t utter a word. Meanwhile, Maradu police also expressed doubts as to whether the boy’s sister is an adult. They will be investigating it. Their relatives did not know about his cruelty. The boy told police that Prince harasses him regularly.