A Moulvibazar court sent a man to jail yesterday after he was arrested in connection with the murder of his son in Moulvibazar's Sadar upazila.
The deceased, Mahid, 7, is the son of Khokon Mia of Jagannathpur village, said police.
Locals said Khokon used to live with his second wife Tania Akhter and his two children -- Mahid and Rafid, 6.
Neighbours alleged that he was a drug peddler who often tortured the children over trivial matters.
Tania said Mahid defecated on the bed on Sunday afternoon, which angered Khokon. He dragged Mahid out of the house and started beating him.
At one point, Mahid ran and took shelter at a neighbour's house, said Tania.
The neighbour, Zabeda, said Khokon got hold of Mahid at her house, took him outside, and repeatedly hit his head against a pillar. At one stage, Mahid started bleeding from his nose.
Later, Khokon took Mahid to a hospital as his condition worsened, said Tania.
Dr Ahmed Faisal Zaman, resident medical officer of Moulvibazar 250-bed General Hospital, said the child was brought dead.
Khokon later tried to convince villagers that Mahid died after falling from a tree. When Tania blamed him for the death, he fled from the house, said witnesses.
On information, police went to the house around 2:00am and recovered Mahid's body, said Gazi Mahbubur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Moulvibazar Sadar Model Police Station.
Two hours later, Khokon was arrested from the Mokambazar Jailgate area.
The child's maternal uncle later filed a murder case against Khokon.
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