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


News Desk November 05, 2017
Students at the madrassa in Madina Town, Faisalabad where a child was molested and murdered. PHOTO: Express/Screengrab

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.

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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.

 

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