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The authorities apprehended four family members following the death of a nine-year-old boy in Mulhouse, eastern France, last Sunday.
The child was fatally beaten with a broomstick and other "blunt objects" after refusing to do homework, according to local reports.
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The older brother, sister and half-sister of the boy were all at home at the time and were subsequently arrested. The mother, who had gone on a business trip but encouraged corporal punishment, was reportedly aware of the incident and would also be in custody.
Local reports indicated that the official cause of death was cardiac arrest, caused by the violent beatings the boy had received.
The 19-year-old brother is believed to have perpetrated the murder, but the investigation is still ongoing.
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The death of this boy occurs the day after two proposals presented to the French National Assembly to prohibit parental authorities to use "humiliating means such as physical or verbal violence, corporal punishment and moral abuse ", as well as all children education without violence.
The death of this boy caused a wave of shock in the local community. Several residents supported the parents during a vigil in the downtown area a few hours after the announcement of the tragedy.
