Mexico sought answers after five children aged 11 to 15 stoned, stabbed and buried a six-year-old boy, a shocking case that raised questions about the influence of drug violence on kids.
The boy was found in a shallow grave by a stream on Saturday, two days after he was last seen with a group of children on the outskirts of the Chihuahua state capital, the regional prosecutor's office said.
Cristopher Raymundo Marquez Mora was found after investigators interrogated the children, who include two 13-year-old girls, one 11-year-old boy and two 15-year-old boys.
"They were playing, they tied him up and they put a stick on his neck that semi-asphyxiated him," the statement said.
"When the boy fell to the ground, they hurled rocks at him, they stuck a knife in his back and once dead, they dragged him where they deposited the body, in a shallow dig," it said.
"They covered the body with dirt and put plants and a dead animal on the surface" in a bid to hide him, the statement said.
Carlos Ochoa, a forensic and criminology expert, said cases like the six-year-old's killing mark "the start of a generation of psychopaths, who are getting younger."
We need to start learning and spreading as much knowledge as we can on the tough topics in life to prevent stuff like this. But maybe let's try posting some uplifting stuff occasionally? Regardless, this is really sad and terrible. Rest in peace
Two 15 years old though, those aren't kids. They knew what they were doing. That city is known for its drug related violence so I see why they say that has an influence on young people, I saw this on TV and apparently they terrorized the neighborhood at night. What they did to this kid is so creepy
