AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy died after he was allegedly punched by a 10-year-old minor in Barangay I-A in Manapla, Negros Occidental Wednesday, January 2.
Police withheld the names of the fatality and the minor suspect.
Investigation showed that the victim was biking in the area when he was allegedly provoked by the suspect.
The victim alighted from his bike and engaged in a fistfight with the suspect.
The victim fell to the ground after he was hit on the head by the suspect.
The victim was rushed to a hospital in Cadiz City, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect was turned over by his father to the police station.
He was placed under police custody while the Women and Children Protection Desk continue to probe the incident. (Christopher D. Yanson, CHMSC- Talisay intern)