A seven-year-old boy at an estate in Maskeliya was burned by his stepmother yesterday.Police said neighbours had responded to the boy’s incessant cries and called the Police when the found him grievously injured.His stepmother hand dunked his hands and face in boiling water, causing the boy immense pain and injuries.Police said investigations revealed that the boy’s parents were divorced and that he lived with his father and stepmother.
They said the boy was subject to much abuse at the hands of his stepmother.Police said they would arrest the boy’s stepmother and grandmother in relation to the incident.
