Teacher 'beat boy to death'

An Islamic school teacher is in custody in Malaysia for allegedly beating to death a seven-year-old boy accused of stealing €1.58, in what news reports said was the worst known case of pupil abuse in at least 15 years.

Saiful Syazani Saiful Sopfideehad multiple head injuries and internal bleeding after allegedly being tied to a window for two hours, beaten and strangled.