He added that the exact cause of death will be determined following the autopsy report.
Representational image of death.
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Representational image of death.
Police have recovered the body of a 13-year-old child from the Naraibagh area of Demra in Dhaka four days after he went missing.
A post-mortem examination of Hamidul Islam’s body was completed at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue today (11 November).
Police suspect the child had allegedly been sexually assaulted before being strangled to death. The main suspect, identified as Arif, 20, has been arrested in connection with the murder.
Demra Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Shaikh Khasru said police had recovered the child’s body from bushes behind the Naraibagh bottle factory after receiving information about it.
The body had been subsequently sent to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination, Khasru added.
The SI further said that after reviewing CCTV footage, they arrested a 20-year-old youth named Arif in connection with the incident.
“During interrogation, Arif confessed to taking Hamidul to the bushes, assaulting and killing him, and leaving his body there,” the SI said.
He added that the exact cause of death will be determined following the autopsy report.
The victim’s elder brother, Saidur Rahman, said that they were from Barishal. Their father has been seriously ill for a long time and was receiving treatment in hospital, while their mother is paralysed. Hamidul also had a physical disability.
According to Saidur, Hamidul went missing on Saturday (7 November). The family searched the surrounding area but could not find him.
They subsequently made public announcements through loudspeakers and filed a general diary, he added.
Saidur also said that yesterday afternoon (10 November) a group of boys were playing football in a field behind the bottle factory near Mala Market area. The ball went into some bushes, and when the boys went to retrieve it, they discovered a body.
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