A 3-year-old boy in India has been killed by a boulder that a monkey reportedly pushed off a roof on to the small child below.
Locals in the village of Katukuri in Akkannapet, about 90km north of Hyderabad, said young Devunuri Abhinav was playing outside his house when monkeys were jumping on the roof and the boulder fell on his head, reports English-language Indian newspaper Telangana Today.
The tragedy came only six months after the child had a near-death experience when he fell on a knife that pierced his throat, according to local media.
Devunuri’s parents were reported to have paid more than $8800 for lifesaving surgery and the 3-year-old had almost made a full recovery when he was killed by the monkeys.