Dhillon claims he accidentally knocked Indian toddler down

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Mar 10 (PTI) An Indian national arrested over
the death of three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa has claimed
that he accidentally knocked the boy down, as grieving parents
sought harsh punishment for the "killer" of their only child.

During interrogation by police, 23-year-old Gursewak
Dhillon admitted disposing of the toddler's body, but denied
deliberately injuring him, 'The Age' reported on Wednesday.
He said the boy was accidentally knocked unconscious on
Thursday last when he opened the door of the house in David
Street, Lalor, where he had been staying with the toddler's
family, sources told PTI.
Dhillon claimed he panicked and put the unconscious boy
in the boot of his car, drove for about three hours and dumped
him 20 kilometres away in Oaklands Junction without checking
whether the child was alive or not.
Victorian police, however, said the toddler could have
been saved if he had received timely basic first aid than
being left lying in the boot of the car.
If Dhillon's version that he accidentally knocked the boy
unconscious was true, it was possible that Gurshan could have
recovered if he was not left trapped in a car boot for hours,
police were quoted as saying by the local media.
The toddler's father Harjit Singh Channa sought harsh
sentencing for Dhillon. "I want law to punish him as he is
responsible for my son's death."
He said Dhillon had confessed in front of him that he was
involved in putting the child in the boot of his car. (More)
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