KOLLAM: The district POCSO Special Court has sentenced Noushar(37), who subjected a four year old boy to unnatural sexual abuse before murdering him at Karunagappally Kadathur has been sentenced to life in prison. He also have to pay up Rs One Lakh as penalty. The death was first believed to be an accidental death and then found out to be murder.

The child went absconding on January 7, 2006. The child who was playing outside hurt his feet by stepping on a thorn. After removing the thorn he went out to play again. After that the child went missing. He couldn’t be found after thorough checking by locals and parents. On the third day, the body was found at a pond inside the property of the culprit.

Noushar gave liquor to the child and subjected him to unnatural sex. When the child shouted, the culprit thrashed him. He was then pushed into the pond. Signs of murder was found on autopsy at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.