A father and mother who are alleged to have beaten their own four-year child to death were arrested by the Police.
The four-year old child who had extensive external injuries had been pronounced dead by doctors upon admission to the Hingurakgoda hospital.
According to Police, those who had admitted the child to the hospital had said that the injuries were sustained due to a fall.
However,doctors had refuted the claim noting that the child had multiple injuries which could not have been sustained due to a fall. Later the Police had arrested the parents of the child on suspicion in connection with the death.