Raul Antonio, 4-Year-Old Mexico Boy, Murdered By His Aunt And Uncle For Not Knowing How To Count [VIDEO]

Mexican media outlets are reporting a devastating story of a four-year-old boy from Mexico who was killed because he did not know how to count.

The young boy, Raúl Antonio, was abandoned by his mother and was then raised by his aunt and uncle -- his two legal guardians: 33-year-old María Guadalupe Tovar Hernández and 43-year-old Guillermo Delgadillo Becerra. According to his aunt, the boy has been living with them in the Guadalupe La Venta colony in Ecatepec, Mexico and alleged that he had left the home and had no returned.

According to La Opinion, Raúl Antonio was reported missing by his aunt and uncle, and authorities became suspicious when they noticed inconsistencies in their statements. The aunt and uncle finally confessed on Wednesday that Raúl Antonio was beaten the day before for not knowing how to count to 10.

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They revealed in their confession that they were beating him to discipline him when they noticed Raúl Antonio did not have the vital signs of life, and realized he had died. They then moved the body to an abandoned vacant lot in Chapultepec, a neighboring town to Ecatepec.

The Ecatepec City police immediately went to the location described by the uncles and found the lifeless body of Raúl Antonio, reports El Universal. María Guadalupe Tovar Hernández and Guillermo Delgadillo Becerra have been detained by the authorities of Ecatepec and murder charges have been filed for the homicide.

Physical punishment as a means to discipline children has been looked down upon internationally, and the United Nations Committee on the rights of the Child called for ending physical punishment in 2006 stating that it "legalized violence against children" and it should be eliminated via "legislative, administrative, social and educational measures."