Four women arrested for beating six-year old child

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Colombo, July 17 (Daily Mirror)- Four women including the mother were arrested today in Aranayake following a video circulated on social media, which showed a six year-old child being beaten by some women.

Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said the four women were arrested at Ehelagasthenna in Aranayake.

He said the incident had occurred on July 12 noon and the video had been released on social media today.

The DIG said Aranayake police acted swiftly on the video and arrested four women. The arrested are the mother, two sisters of the child's grandmother and another woman.

He said the two sisters of the child's grandmother aged 78 and 61 had beaten the child while his mother (41) had aided and abetted the assault as seen in the video.

The Spokesman said the boy is under police protection and he is to be produced before a medical officer.

As said by the child's father in the video, the child has been beaten for visiting a nearby house without permission.

DIG Thalduwa requested people to report any such incidents of cruelty to children and assured that police will act swiftly on such complaints.

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Justice Thursday, 18 July 2024 01:10 AM

Produce the assailants in court. The judge will decide.

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Ama Thursday, 18 July 2024 02:45 AM

Please implement the LAW LAW LAW strictly.

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L Jaya Thursday, 18 July 2024 03:17 AM

This is the culture in Sri Lanka, requires a generational change. People are aggressive very hardily see people's with compassion and understanding. Where we go as a nation? Quo vadis

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Terrence K Thursday, 18 July 2024 08:40 AM

No one will come to the rescue of the family in case of the child being a misfit in society. All this drama should stop as the parents know what is best for the child not outsiders who don't care a damn of the children. Observe the children suffering on the roads without a morsel of food. In the past even when our teachers punished it was for the good of the students and thats why the children of the past never dared to disobey their elders. As the saying goes 'OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE' These videos only give one side of the story and the spectators/readers get emotionally carried away who do nothing to extricate their suffering except a few of the general public, the others are SELFISH only thinking about themselves and their families -"Everyman for himself and God for us all"

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Sena Thursday, 18 July 2024 12:45 PM

@Terrence K, were you born in the stone age?

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Sandra Thursday, 18 July 2024 02:07 PM

Terence K I agree discipline is essential but 4 adults together don’t get together yo beat a six year old kid who is cornered and become helpless. There are other ways of punishing a kid instead of going to the extent of beating him or her. This particular punishment is brutal I don’t agree

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