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World26 June 20161 min read

Man kills five month old son

Riyadh : A Saudi man beat his five-month-old son to death and claimed the baby suffered from fractures and scratches after falling down his bed. Police arrested the father after doctors at a government hospital in the Western town of Taif found that the baby had been beaten and t

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Published 26 June 2016, 8:00 · Updated 21:30

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Man kills five month old son

Riyadh : A Saudi man beat his five-month-old son to death and claimed the baby suffered from fractures and scratches after falling down his bed.

Police arrested the father after doctors at a government hospital in the Western town of Taif found that the baby had been beaten and tortured.

Medical examinations showed the baby suffered from brain hemorrhage and fractures in various parts of the body, according to ‘Ajel’ newspaper.

It said police are questioning the father after his wife accused him of torturing their son and assaulting their daughter, who also suffered from injuries.

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