UP: 12-year-old leaves home to escape beatings, mauled by dogs
What's the story
A 12-year-old boy was allegedly mauled to death by stray dogs in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night, reported IANS.
The deceased, identified as Prince, reportedly ran away from home to escape his father's beating, following which the incident occurred.
His body was found a kilometer away from his residence near a powerhouse on Wednesday morning.
Details
Child's father is reportedly a drug addict
According to reports, the boy's father, Omkar, is a drug addict. On Tuesday night, he returned home intoxicated and started beating his wife and children.
Prince then ran away out of fear. When he did not return, his mother, Pinky, started looking for him but could not trace him.
On Wednesday, the police informed her about a dead body, and she identified her son.
Statement
Shock, hemorrhage among reasons for child's death
Per police, the autopsy report revealed that the cause of Prince's death was an attack by two or three dogs.
Doctors added that shock and hemorrhage were also factors in the child's death.
The body has now been handed over to the family for last rites.
Furthermore, the police said it would write to municipal authorities to prevent such incidents in the future.
Context
This is third incident in 4 days
Reportedly, this is the third case of stray dogs mauling children to death in UP in four days.
On Sunday, a three-month-old baby in Aligarh was killed by a dog while her family was at a wedding and she slept unattended.
A second incident took place the same day when a seven-year-old boy was killed by a pack of stray dogs in Moradabad.