He tortured his son, tied him with chains, then killed him with boiling water for stealing 75 riyals

A Yemeni man brutally tortured his 12-year-old son for 3 days, until the child died of severe torture.

The Yemeni news agency "Khabar" quoted local sources, as saying that the man handcuffed his child with chains and suspended him inside one of the rooms in his house, and sprayed and dosed him with boiling water during the detention period, which led to his intestines being cut off and his death.

The sources stated that the father justified his crime by accusing his child of stealing $20 (less than 75 riyals) and escaping from the house, noting that the victim's mother, his brothers and his father's siblings knew the process of torture and covered them up for the crime.

Before the father tried to bury the child's body, the victim's uncle learned about the incident, and in turn, he quickly informed the relevant authorities and stopped the burial.

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