Kochi, May 22 -- Kerala police arrested an accused on Thursday under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) for allegedly sexually abusing a four-year-old girl, who died after her mother threw her into a river in Thiruvankulam, Puthencruz in Ernakulam district early this week.

Speaking to ANI, Puthencruz Deputy SP V T Shajan said, "A tragic incident occurred in these limits last Monday in which a 4-year-old girl child was murdered by her mother. Postmortem findings revealed that this child was sexually abused many times. Accordingly, the District Police chief of Ernakulam Rural constituted a special team. As part of the investigation, the Police team conducted investigation in the area of this child and questioned many w...