Kerala: Minor boy fatally hit on head with hammer, mother, grandma injured; uncle absconding

Team Udayavani, Oct 3, 2021, 5:29 PM IST

Idukki: A six-year-old boy died on Sunday after he was hit on the head with a hammer allegedly by his uncle following a family dispute, police said.

The uncle, barged into the boy’s house in the wee hours of today and began attacking everyone with the hammer. While the boy died on the spot, his mother and grandmother were seriously injured and presently under treatment, the police said. Inquest proceedings were underway and the postmortem report was awaited, the police said.

The incident occurred when everyone was asleep, they said. The boy’s 15-year-old sister managed to escape and raise an alarm. Soon, the neighbours rushed. On seeing them, the accused fled, the police said. A hunt is on for the man, they added.

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