Mumbai: Brave seven-year-old breaks his arm while protecting mother and sisters from attack

One of the boy’s cousins then rushed into the kitchen and put water on the stove to boil. Later, this water was thrown on the boy’s mother and sisters. The accused then fled. The family was rushed to Sion Hospital by neighbours. While admitting the victims, the hospital authorities immediately informed the Nimal Nagar police, who registered an FIR

A seven-year-old boy residing in Bandra East fractured his arm while defending his mother and two teenage sisters from his late father's brother and his family after the latter allegedly threw boiling water at them over a property dispute, on February 8.

Sion hospital, where the family is convalescing. FILE PIC

The child's mother, 40, and her daughters sustained burn injuries in the attack and are undergoing treatment at Sion Hospital. The Nirmal Nagar police on Monday arrested two sisters in connection with the case and are on the lookout for their parents.

On February 8 at 12.30 pm, the accused couple and their two daughters burst into the victims' Bandra East residence, catching the seven-year-old boy's mother and two daughters off guard. ILLUSTRATIONS/UDAY MOHITE

The family

The boy's mother and father got married 20 years ago, but the latter succumbed to kidney stone-related complications last year. His widow was residing with her daughters, aged between 17 and 18 years, and son in a 1BHK flat.

An argument then ensued, with the accused demanding that the victims vacate their home. This culminated in violence, with the accused assaulting the mother and daughters in a bid to get them to leave. Hearing their cries, the boy intervened, but his arm was fractured in the scuffle

The accused

The accused are the boy's paternal uncle, his wife and their daughters, aged between 20 and 21 years. The Nirmal Nagar police arrested two daughters on Monday, and their parents are absconding.

The seven-year-old boy who was brutally attacked by his father's kin on February 8 (right) the boy's mother, who sustained 25 per cent burn injuries, at Sion Hospital

The strife

After the husband's death, the woman's in-laws allegedly started harassing her, stating that their home should be handed over to them. Arguments turned violent many times, and the accused forcefully entered the house multiple times in a bid to evict its occupants.

One of the child's sisters, who received minor burn injuries to her face. Pics/By Special Arrangement

The violence

The boy's mother sustained 25 per cent burn injuries, as per hospital officials. Her face, stomach, hands and left thigh were badly scalded. She will be shifted to Kasturba Hospital for further treatment. While one daughter received 7.5 per cent burn injuries to her head, hand, and wrist, the other received minor burn injuries to her face.