File photo of boys waiting their turn to be circumcised in Medan, Indonesia, 2012 (© Ronni Bintang /Reuters)

Indonesian woman kills son for the worst reason ever

2/28/2013

It's one of those "truth is horrible and stranger than fiction" stories: an Indonesian woman drowned her nine-year-old son in the bath because she was concerned his penis was too small. The 38-year-old Jakarta woman told police "her son had had a small penis prior to being circumcised, but that it appeared to shrink further after the operation." Apparently concerned over what she called her son's "bleak future," the woman confessed to police after drowning the boy; though she appeared completely aware of her actions, police have ordered psychological testing. [Source]

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