Indian toddler`s death: Rudd vows to get to bottom of tragedy

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Mar 5 (PTI) As police launched a major probe
into the death of an Indian toddler here, Australian Prime
Minister Kevin Rudd Friday vowed to get to the bottom of the
"horrible" incident.
"This is a really horrible story. I've seen the reports
this morning, I heard about it late last night," Rudd was
quoted by AAP as saying.
"The death of any little child causes everyone in this
country to stop, pause, think, reflect. If this is a case of
murder, there is nothing worse than the brutal murder of a
little child. The authorities are investigating it and we have
every confidence the authorities will get to the bottom of
it," he said.
Rudd said Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, who is
currently in India to discuss the relationship between the two
countries, had been informed of the death of three-year-old
Gurshan Singh Channa, whose body was found on the side of a
road in Melbourne's northern suburbs six hours after he
disappeared from the family home Thursday.
Asked if there had been any reaction from the Indian
government, he replied, "as of now those matters lie with the
Foreign Minister. What I'm concerned about is this little boy,
this little child."
"Let's get the facts around this ... Let's sort out this
case, this person, this human tragedy first, and as for
foreign policy, let's deal with that in its due time." (More)
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