Neighbours speak out at vigil held for boy ‘killed and eaten by his mum’

Residents hugged one another at the solemn gathering (Picture: AAPIMAGE)

More than three dozen residents held a small vigil for a young boy who was ‘killed and cannibalised’ by his own mother.

The unnamed mum, 32, was charged with murder after the body of a four-year-old boy was found in a home in New South Wales, Australia. The woman allegedly told police she had ‘carried out acts of cannibalism’ on her son when turning herself in.

Officers later discovered the boy’s body with significant arm injuries while ...