A week after a tribal man was brutally beaten to death by an unruly mob in Palakkad district, and weeks after a Youth Congress worker was hacked to death in Kannur district, another brutal crime has come to light, now from Manjeri in Kerala's Malappuram district.

A man, who tried to sexually assault a woman, slashed the leg of her toddler, to avenge his failed attempt.

The accused, now identified as Ayub, is a habitual offender.

The woman, a homeless, who lives in Manjeri's IGBT bus stand, was attacked by Ayub but faced resistance from her and her son.

A Malayala Manorama report said 'Ayub drew out a knife and inflicted a deep cut' on the nine-month-old baby girl's leg to avenge his failed rape attempt. The woman and son escaped uninjured, local media reports said.

The woman's husband lodged a complaint with the police but said that the force failed to act despite informing them about the attack shortly after the attack.

The report also said that efforts are being made to shift the injured child and the mother to a rescue home.

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