The parents told police that they were punishing the boy for throwing rocks at people and cars while playing at a river earlier in the day, according to Japanese media. The parents said they were punishing him for throwing rocks at people and cars while playing at a river earlier in the day,A 7-year-old boy is missing in a forest in northern Japan after his parents made him get out of their car as punishment for misbehaving. Police mulling charges against parentsKyodo News service said police are determining whether the parents should be charged with child abandonment. The boy, identified as Yamato Tanooka, has been missing since late Saturday afternoon. About 150 rescue workers searched Monday in a wooded area on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s four main islands.

Source: The Hindu May 30, 2016 12:45 UTC