Boy, 10, 'beaten to death' by headmaster in front of school during assembly
A ten-year-old schoolboy was beaten to death in front of his entire school over what witnesses called a 'minor issue'.
Khyalmat Khan was hit repeatedly with a rod by headmaster Waar Ahmed in a private school in northern Pakistan on Friday.
During a school assembly, Khyalmat was singled out and hit on the neck, head, face and back, local police said.
He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. The headmaster has been arrested, and the situation is being investigated.
Khyber District Police Officer Rai Mazhar Iqbal said: 'Violence against children and women will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
'No one has the right to misuse the noble role of a teacher to commit such brutality. A teacher is a spiritual guardian, but this man has dishonoured the sanctity of the profession.'
Pakistan has seen a number of violent incidents involving children, prompting a bill to be passed banning violence against children.
Violence in schools has also been reported among older age groups in the country.
In 2017, a mob of university students beat a fellow pupil to death after he was accused of sharing blasphemous content on social media.
The group is said to have attacked Mashal Khan at the Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan, Pakistan, while shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
The mass communication student was allegedly stripped naked and beaten with planks until his skull caved in. More Trending
Blasphemy is a highly sensitive topic in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where insulting the Prophet Mohammed is a crime that leads to prison time.
In the US, eight high school students were charged with murder after a 17-year-old was beaten to death over a pair of stolen headphones in 2023.
Graphic footage of the brawl was spread widely on social media and appeared to show at least 10 individuals swarming the victim.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Lt Jason Johansson called the footage 'very graphic, and in my opinion very void of humanity.'
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