Woman arrested for sexually abusing 11-year-old boy

KOCHI: A 40-year-old woman has been arrested at Parur in Ernakulam district for allegedly sexually abusing an eleven-year-old boy, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred on December 11 and came to light when the boy narrated it to his school mates.

Police took a statement from the minor boy, who is the woman's neighbour, and registered a case against her under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.