Teenager held for molesting, murdering child at Faisalabad madrassa

The eight-year-old boy was thrown off the roof of the seminary after being sexually assaulted

Police have arrested a teenager and four others at a madrassa in Faisalabad for molesting an eight-year-old boy and then murdering him by throwing him off the roof of the seminary, Express News reported.

The child's body was found lying naked on a lane next to the madrassa in Madina Town on Thursday. The residents spotted the body at 4am and informed the police.



However, it remained there for five more hours until the Madina Town police, despite repeated calls by the residents, finally reached the scene.

 

The place where the child's body was found. PHOTO: Express/Screengarb

The body of another child studying at the madrassa was found in a nearby empty plot a few months ago . That child, a nine-year-old boy, was raped too before being murdered.

The police arrested a 16-year-old student at the madrassa and four others including its administrator, Abdullah.

Policemen climb the stairs to the madrassa. PHOTO: Express/Screengrab

The teenager has confessed to molesting and killing both the children, the police said.