Egyptian boy, 4, 'convicted of murder

An Egyptian military court made a mistake by sentencing a four-year-old boy to life in prison for murder last week.

Spokesman Col Mohammed Samir said the court should have sentenced a 16-year-old with a similar name instead.

It not clear what will now happen to the four year old.

The child's lawyer said his name had been added to the list of suspects by mistake - and that court officials had not passed his birth certificate to the judge to prove his age at the time of the offence.