Hyderabad: A seven-year-old boy died after the roof of the house in which he was sleeping collapsed on him in Tappachabutra early in the morning on Tuesday. The victim, Shaik Ayaan, is the son of Shaik Aleem, a technician.
“The family of five was sleeping when some debris fell on the mother. As she woke up her husband, it fell on him too. Fearing danger, the couple started moving their children to a safe corner. They managed to rescue one of their sons and their daughter. By the time they tried to rescue their third child, roof collapsed on him, killing him on the spot,” said Ch Chandrashekhar, inspector of police at Tappachabutra.
The house in which the couple were living was a rented apartment and was a very old. Police said they will question the owner of the house about its maintenance history. A case of death under suspicious circumstances has been registered.
