Teenager stamps toddler to death over pigeon flying away

A teenager allegedly stamped atwo-year-old boy to death after the child reportedly blocked his way in trying to catch a pigeon leading to it flying away, police said today.
The incident occurredatSoladevanahalli in the city yesterday.
The toddler was the third son of Basavraj, a migrant worker from Raichur, who sells snacks to eke out a living.
Police said the accused, a 14-year-old boy, whose parents hailed from Bagalkote, reared some pigeons at home.
The bird droppings had led to quarrel between his parents and neighbours including Basavaraj's family.
A couple of days ago, there was an altercation between both the families.

Yesterday afternoon, the boy found one of thepigeons missing at home and spotted it sitting nearby on theroad.

As he ran to catch the bird, the child reportedly came in between. By the time he could react, the bird flew away.
Police said the angry teenager allegedly took the child to a nearby plantation, dumped him on the ground and stamped him to death with his feet.
Later, he fled from the spot.
The toddler's parents went in search when they did not find him for quite sometime.
They found the child lying in the plantation and rushed him to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, police said.

The police, who registered a case of murder, learnt from some neighbours that the child was last seen with the teenager.
A police officer said, "The initial probe reveals thatpigeon was the cause behind the incident but we are investigating other aspects too.