<p>Anshad,child of Sabeena from her first marriage, was beaten with leather belt and scratchy-edged wood by his stepfather Shaji following family quarrels, sources said.<br />He also used to beat his wife often, according to neighbours.<br /><br />The child, with serious lash marks and open wounds all over his body, has been admitted to a private hospital at Kottiyam near here.<br /><br />Sources said there were serious problems between the husband and wife and they had been living apart for some time and reunited only recently.<br /><br />Shaji, who had been in the Gulf for a few years, is working as an auto driver. He is absconding since the incident, police said.</p>
<p>Anshad,child of Sabeena from her first marriage, was beaten with leather belt and scratchy-edged wood by his stepfather Shaji following family quarrels, sources said.<br />He also used to beat his wife often, according to neighbours.<br /><br />The child, with serious lash marks and open wounds all over his body, has been admitted to a private hospital at Kottiyam near here.<br /><br />Sources said there were serious problems between the husband and wife and they had been living apart for some time and reunited only recently.<br /><br />Shaji, who had been in the Gulf for a few years, is working as an auto driver. He is absconding since the incident, police said.</p>