Stepfather arrested for 'suffocating 3-month-old to death'

Police have arrested a man for allegedly suffocating his 3-month-old stepchild to death in Bardhanbari area of Mirpur under Dhaka's Darus Salam PS. The infant was allegedly sleeping next to his mother early on Friday morning when he began to cry and his stepfather suffocated him to death. The arrestee has been identified by as Apurbo, 22, reports bdnews24.com.

Darus Salam Police Station chief SM Zakaria said, "The 3-month-old boy was sleeping next to his mother on the bed at night. Early on Friday morning, the child began to cry. His stepfather Apurbo then blocked the child's mouth, and he died."

Locals rushed to the spot when they heard the cries of Razia Khatun, the mother. They detained Apurbo and called the police. Razia has filed a case accusing Apurbo over the incident.

The detained Apurbo is a drug trafficker, police official Zakaria said.