A court has condemned four men who brutally clubbed a 13-year-old to death. The boy was killed using a stick and recorded sparking national outrage.
Police escorting the murderer
A Bangladesh court Sunday handed four men the death sentence over
the brutal killing of a 13-year-old boy that provoked national outrage after video footage of the attack went viral, a lawyer said.
Samiul Alam Rajon who was accused of stealing a bicycle, was tied to a pole on July 8 and then subjected to a brutal assault in which he pleaded for his life. An autopsy found 64 separate injuries had been inflicted on the teenager.
"We're happy with the judgement. Samiul's parents are satisfied. I am sure the verdict will send a powerful message to all those child beaters and molesters," Shahidul Islam, a lawyer representing his family, said after the Metropolitan Sessions Court's decision.
The main accused, Kamrul Islam, was sentenced to death. Three of his friends were given the same sentence, one of them in absentia after going on the run. Another six accused were given jail sentences ranging from life through to one year.