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The shocking death of a 5-year-old boy who was found near the side of a town canal only in socks and underwear with multiple head fractures has stirred the French media. The boy is said to have been cruelly punished by his stepfather for wetting the bed.
The incident took place in the commune of Aire-sur-la-Lys, located in northern French Pas-de-Calais department at about 2:45am on Monday. The boy, identified as Yanis, was found some 200 meters from the house of his stepfather, 30, and his mother, 22, police said,
Le Parisien newspaper reports.
La Voix Du Nord newspaper, however, reported that the house belonged to the boys' stepfather and his mother lived at a different place.
The couple, which had not been known to police before, were unemployed. Married since August 2015, they did not have any other children.
Rescuers from CODIS (Departmental Operational Center of Fire and Rescue) who arrived at the scene of the incident said the boy died of "cardiac arrest." Police stated that the stepfather alerted them about the incident, saying that the child was found unconscious.
The child's parents were taken for questioning on suspicion of
"voluntary violence causing death without intention" into police custody in near-by Saint-Omer commune, police said. French media cited sources as saying
the boy had a broken nose and traces of old injuries.
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