LHC orders speedy trial in boy’s murder

Despite suffering serious injuries, the accused allegedly failed to take him to hospital and instead kept him at the madrassa for a week, where he was given makeshift treatment.The counsel argued that the boy could have survived had he been taken to hospital immediately.

They maintained that deliberately withholding medical treatment constituted an offence and effectively protected those allegedly responsible for the violence.

The court observed that the case involved a serious and brutal murder and directed the trial court to decide the matter within two months, according to law.

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