13-year-old boy hacks his mother to death with a cleaver because she killed his pet dog
A 13-year-old boy was detained in China for hacking his mother to death after she killed his beloved dog. The teen was identified as Shao Fuming of Jianhu county in the coastal province of Jiangsu. Reports said he hacked his 37-year-old mother, identified as Yang Yan, to death with a cleaver on March 16 night at their home after an argument over the dog.
Authorities detained the teen on March 18 after the mother's body was found in the family home.
According to the Daily Mail, the owner of a business close to the family's home told a local newspaper that the mother had been pretty strict with her son.
The owner reportedly said: "The boy loved playing with his pet all day long, so the angry mother threw it to its death in front of him." He added the woman owned a clothing store in a mall nearby, the South China Morning Post reported.