A Sunamganj court on Monday sentenced two people to death in connection with a case for killing a five-year-old child in Kezaura village in Dirai upazila of the district in 2019.

The convicted men are the father and uncle of the victim.

District and Sessions Judge Waheduzzaman Sikder handed down the verdict in presence of convicts Abdul Bashir and Nasir Uddin this morning.

The court also acquitted two accused, as allegations against them were not proved.

The body of Tuhin, son of Abdul Baser Mia, was found hanged from a tree on October 14 last year with his ears, genital parts and throat severed. Two knives used in the murder were also found stuck in his abdomen.

Afterwards, Tuhin’s mother initiated a case against several unidentified suspects.

Police later arrested Abdul Bashir, Jamshed Ali, Mosabbir Ali, Nasir Uddin and Tuhin’s cousin in connection to the murder.