In US 3-year-old boy beaten to death for stealing cupcake
New York: Two sisters allegedly beat a three-year-old boy to death with a baseball bat for stealing a cupcake in the US city of Atlanta, police said.
According to police Kejuan Mason had sneaked the cupcake from the kitchen while at home with Glenndria and Lashirley Morris. Lashirley then beat the child with a baseball bat while her sister Glenndria, his legal guardian, slapped him with her hand.
The child died of blunt force trauma to his head and his torso, a hospital official said.
However, the Morris sisters had given conflicting accounts of what happened on October 31, 2017, initially claiming he had choked on the cupcake.
The sisters were charged with two counts of felony murder, one count of aggravated assault and two counts of cruelty in the first-degree. They face life in prison without parole if found guilty.
According to reports, the child's mother had lost custody of her son when she lost her home, but she was attempting to get him back.
She had even asked a judge to remove Mason from Glenndria's care when she noticed he had scratches and bruises, but her request was denied three days before the child died, a newspaper report said.
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Udupi: Woman, bank employee arrested in property tax fraud case
Udupi: Udupi City Police have arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of property tax funds belonging to the Udupi Municipal Council.
The accused have been identified as Shalini, who was working as a tax consultant outside the municipal office, and Ganesh, a bank employee.
According to police, Anand Suvarna had paid Rs 34,730 towards 12 years of property tax for his building in Kalmadi to Shalini on October 16, 2025. She reportedly issued him a receipt acknowledging the payment.
However, when Suvarna recently checked the status of the payment on the property tax portal, he found that the amount had not been credited and was still shown as pending. He then brought the matter to the notice of the Municipal Commissioner, who verified that the payment had not been recorded.
During questioning, Shalini allegedly admitted to the lapse. On February 16, 2026, she generated a new challan in Suvarna’s name and paid Rs 35,213 towards the dues.
Police said a case has been registered at the Udupi City Police Station against the accused for allegedly misappropriating tax money and defrauding the government by affixing the seal of Union Bank on the challan without remitting the amount initially received from the taxpayer.
Further investigation is under way.
