16-year-old confesses to minor's murder in Lahore mosque
Five-year-old boy was recovered death from the roof of a mosque on January 3
Five-year-old boy was recovered dead from the roof of a mosque on January 3. STOCK IMAGE
LAHORE:
A 16-year-old boy has confessed to the gruesome killing a five-year-old, who was found strangled on the roof of a mosque a day on January 3, Express News reported on Wednesday.
The boy also confessed to molesting the five-year-old several times before his death.
Hours earlier, the family of the five-year-old victim protested in Green Town with the body but dispersed peacefully after Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Amin Wains assured them that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
The capital city police officer (CCPO) Lahore, while speaking to media, confirmed the 16-year-old suspect was among the 11 suspected assailants arrested earlier for hanging the boy to death.
"Shoaib worked as a hairdresser at a barber shop located near the mosque," he added.
An autopsy report, on January 4, confirmed that the boy who was recovered from the roof of a mosque was molested several times before his death.
A doctor at the Jinnah Hospital – where the body was moved for autopsy – also said there were some marks of torture and assault on the body.
Soon after the incident, the family of the victim also protested in the area earlier after which the city's police assured them that the perpetrators will be brought to justice soon.
A 16-year-old boy has confessed to the gruesome killing a five-year-old, who was found strangled on the roof of a mosque a day on January 3, Express News reported on Wednesday.
The boy also confessed to molesting the five-year-old several times before his death.
Hours earlier, the family of the five-year-old victim protested in Green Town with the body but dispersed peacefully after Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Amin Wains assured them that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
The capital city police officer (CCPO) Lahore, while speaking to media, confirmed the 16-year-old suspect was among the 11 suspected assailants arrested earlier for hanging the boy to death.
"Shoaib worked as a hairdresser at a barber shop located near the mosque," he added.
An autopsy report, on January 4, confirmed that the boy who was recovered from the roof of a mosque was molested several times before his death.
A doctor at the Jinnah Hospital – where the body was moved for autopsy – also said there were some marks of torture and assault on the body.
Soon after the incident, the family of the victim also protested in the area earlier after which the city's police assured them that the perpetrators will be brought to justice soon.