Indonesian schoolboy cleared of bee sting 'abuse' - Update

An Indonesian schoolboy who was facing "serious abuse" charges for causing a bee to sting a classmate has been cleared by a court.

The boy, believed to be about nine years old, had allegedly placed the bee on a girl's face where it stung her.

Her parents reported him to the police who arrested him. He faced up to three years in prison.



But the judge said the case was about "normal children's naughtiness" and should never have reached court.

"It could have been settled amicably by the school and the parents involved," judge Sutriadi Yahya said.

Mr Yahya said the boy had been acquitted of all charges and the court would "leave it to the parents to guide him". The boy's mother, Any Sulistyowati, wept as the verdict was read out.