Gazipur: A two‐month old boy was slaughtered allegedly by his mother at Digda village in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur early on Tuesday.

Family said Shahinur slaughtered his son Mihsan Sadit early in the morning when her husband Shariful Haque went out of the house for Fazr prayers.

Hearing scream of their daughter Maliha, the other members of the family went to the spot and found the baby boy’s slaughtered body, said Kapasia Police officer‐in‐charge Abu Bakar Siddique.

On information, police recovered the body and detained the parents for interrogation.