Mother smothered, crushed and battered five month old son to 'save him from the devil'

A 28-year-old mother who smothered her baby to death with a copy of the Koran told police she was trying to save him from being possessed by the devil, a court has heard.

The five-month-old boy, who weighed just nine kilograms, was found with 39 wounds on his body at his home in Halmstad, Sweden, in July this year.

Most of his injuries were caused by being crushed and battered by the Muslim holy book, prosecutors said.


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