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Woman arrested after nephew, nine, dies in Bata

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A nine-year-old boy has died in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, after being violently beaten by his aunt, identified as Cecilia Mangue, who has been arrested. The woman admitted beating him after an argument over renting a phone, but says she did not intend to kill him, Realequatorialguinea reports, citing Diario Bata.

A woman has been arrested in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, after the death of her nine-year-old nephew, who is said to have died following a violent assault. Diario Bata reported the arrest and the allegations against the aunt.

The woman told police that she had discovered the child had secretly rented a phone for 2,000 CFA francs. According to her account, an argument about where the money used to pay for the rental came from preceded the incident.

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