A 14 year-old boy was called Sunday evening after his father electrocuted him in an attempt to discipline him in Southern Amman, according to a security source.

The source told Roya that the boy, born in 2003, was pronounced dead at arrival to Totangi Hospital.

They source also said that preliminary investigation points to criminal activity, and that his father was transferred to the specialised prosecutor for further investigation.

This article is an edited translation from the Arabic Edition