Is this our future? - Kids turning killers

Times of India - 3/2/09 & 5/2/09

• 8-yr-old stabs friend to death

An eight-year-old boy murdered his six-year-old neighbour in the Tughlakabad Extension area of south-east Delhi on Sunday night. While deceased Miraz Khan was a student of Class I at the nearby Ganga Memorial Public School, accused Karan (name changed) is a student of Class 2 in a local school. 

Police sources said a knife without a handle was used to stab Miraz. Trouble started when one of the boys refused to pick up a ball that he had mistakenly thrown down from his second-floor residence. 

• Group of kids stab 8-yr-old for not getting off swing
  

Kota: An eight-year-old boy who took a minute long to get off a swing in a playground was stabbed by a group of children who were irked by the delay in Kota district of Rajasthan. Shubham, who suffered serious injuries in the stomach, is battling for life in hospital. 

Police said 3-4 children were playing cricket in the park at Sindhi Colony in Kishorpura Tuesday evening when they suddenly stopped the game and ran to enjoy the swing. Shubham, a Class II student, sat on the swing and others waited for their turn. However, they got irked over the delay and stabbed him.