Warning: This article contains discussion of child death which some readers may find distressing.
A child who has been described as the 'world's youngest serial killer' made a strange request to police after he was caught and questioned over multiple killings.
Allegations against Amarjeet Sada began in 2007, when a mother living in a small village named Mushahar in Bihar, India, reported that her six-month-old daughter had gone missing.
After a short search, the young girl was found dead.
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The case is horrific enough in itself, but things turned more chilling when it emerged that Sada had allegedly told locals he'd been responsible for strangling the little girl, and was even able to lead them to her body.
Sada then allegedly revealed even more shocking crimes, claiming he'd also murdered his own sister, who was eight months old, and a cousin who was six years old.
Sada himself was only eight-years-old, and Yahoo! Entertainment reports his parents attempted to protect him from the police after the first two killings, which they allegedly knew about.
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But Sada's admissions about the third death prompted police to take him into custody, and NDTV shared images of the young boy outside a police station.
The shocking case caught the attention of true crime podcaster Stephanie Soo, who detailed the events that took place once Sada was in custody.
Soo told her followers: "When the police are sitting across from a serial killer in the interrogation room it is not uncommon for serial killers to ask for things from the police. They say, 'oh, before I start talking, before I confess to the crime, so these families can get closure, maybe I can get a cigarette'."
"A lot of them like to ask for these things because it makes them feel powerful."
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Despite being just eight years old, Sada allegedly followed this pattern as he made a request of his own: he wanted tea and biscuits.
It wasn't a cigarette, but the simplicity of the demand still marked a strong contrast to the brutal nature of the crimes Sada was accused of, making it hard to believe he could even think about a sweet treat while being held for murder.
After his request was granted, Sada offered up more details about the six-month-old's death, claiming: "She was sleeping in the school. I took her a little away, and killed her with a stone and buried her."
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"I took her away and I killed her with a brick," he continued, according to Soo. "I actually didn't feel that much excitement when I tried strangling her, because she wasn't fighting back. So that's why I chose the brick."
Police expressed belief Sada suffered from 'psychiatric disorders', and because he was under the age of 18, Sada was placed in a remand home in the nearby town of Munger.
Sada is reported to have been released at the age of 16 to live under a new identity.
Topics: True crime, India, Police, Crime
Emily Brown