Little boy strangled by rope… dad and step-mom arrested

 

Saudi authorities arrested a Syrian man and his wife on charges of murdering his seven-year-old son by strangling him, a newspaper said on Saturday.

His father, who lives in Riyadh, had first claimed Abdullah died normally but forensic examination showed he was strangled by a rope, Sabq said.

“His father told police that he did tie his son with a rope to calm him down on the grounds he is hyperactive,” the paper said.

“His step mother claimed that the boy strangled himself by accident…police arrested the couple for interrogation on suspicion they killed the boy.”