Kushtia teen kills 7-yr-old niece to 'teach her mother a lesson'

A 7-year-old girl was reportedly murdered and dumped inside an abandoned toilet by her 15-year-old paternal aunt over a family dispute in Sadar upazila of Kushtia on Sunday.

The deceased-- identified as Sanjida Khatun -- was the daughter of Sohag Hossain from Harinaryanpur village of the upazila, said Atikur Rahman, Additional Superintendent of Police (Kustia Sadar Circle) on Monday.

Police detained the child’s 15-year-old paternal aunt, who confessed to the murder before a court on Monday.

Police said the paternal aunt killed the child as her mother used to say bad words about the relationship of the accused with a youth. 

According to local residents and police, the child went missing on Sunday afternoon. After a frantic search the child was found dead with her head and body thrashed, inside a toilet at Harinarayanpur Kachari field in the evening. Later, a team of Islamic University (IU) police station recovered the dead body.

Regarding the matter, Atikur Rahman, Additional Superintendent of Police (Kustia Sadar Circle), said: “Police detained the child’s paternal aunt and she has confessed to murder. The accused will be sent to jail.”