A father in India is accused of beating his 3-month-old baby to death — because she was born a girl. There is no other way to put but this uy should burn to death then burn in hell. Click below to read the rest of the story.
CNN’s Sara Sidner traveled to Bangalore to report on 19-year-old Reshma Banu, the mother of the baby whose sad story is the latest example of infanticide in the country.
Banu’s baby, Afreen, was admitted to the hospital with bite marks, cigarette burns and a dislocated neck, injuries her father, Banu’s husband, is accused of inflicting.
DNAIndia.com reports the child died at the hospital on April 11, and her father was arrested. Police say he confessed to murdering the infant, according to CNN.
“After my delivery, my husband had come to see me and the baby,†Banu said. “He said,‘It is a girl, why did you give birth to a girl?’â€
Banu explained that her husband had wanted a boy, because girls are too expensive. In India, while gender-based abortions and infanticide are both illegal, being a female is still dangerous. Most girls are dead before they are born, according to CNN.
“A boy is seen as a better investment,†explains Dr. Anand Krishnan of All India Institute of Medical Sciences. “They prefer boys.â€
Traditionally, when Indian girls get married, they leave home and go to take care of their husband’s parents. This leaves the girls’ parents without someone to care for them, unless they also have sons. Parents may also face financial stress trying to come up with money for their daughter’s dowries — which, while illegal, are still common.
