Hyderabad, June 11 -- A 26-year-old man brutally assaulted a six-year-old girl with brick, exposing her skull, after his rape attempt failed. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 10, at Kanpur's Ghatampur town in Uttar Pradesh.

The accused has been identified as Shivam alias Kallu. "He allegedly lured the child to an isolated location behind a mazar on the pretext of offering a chocolate. When he attempted to rape her, she screamed for help," Ghatampur assistant commissioner of police (ACP) told Siasat.com.

Afraid of getting caught by locals, Shivam stuffed leaves to stifle her cries. When she continued to struggle, he struck her head with a brick in an attempt to subdue her, knocking her out. The blow was so intense that the child's ...