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8-year-old Christian boy dies in Indonesia after beating at the hands of Muslim students

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SURABAYA, Indonesia — An 8-year-old Christian boy died from a ruptured appendix, days after older Muslim students beat him so severely he required hospital treatment, sources said.

It was unclear whether the beating of second-grade student Khristopel Butarbutar in Buluh Rampai village, Seberida Sub-District, Riau Province, Sumatra, on May 19 by four or five Muslim fifth graders caused the ruptured kidney that killed him.

Results of an autopsy released on May 27 described several bruises on Khristopel’s stomach and thighs caused by blunt force trauma and concluded that he died on May 26 from an abdominal cavity infection due to a ruptured appendix, according to Indonesia’s Antara News Agency.

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