Dhaka, March 4 -- A man accused of killing an 8-year-old girl in Sitakunda has confessed in court to his involvement in the crime.

Babu Sheikh, the suspect, gave his statement on Wednesday before Judicial Magistrate-1 Sayma Afrin Hima, admitting his guilt in the killing of Jannatul Nesa, also known as Ira Moni, according to state prosecutor Md Sarowar Hossain Lovelo, bdnews24.com reports.

After recording the confession, the court ordered that he be sent to jail and directed investigators to submit the chargesheet by Apr 27.

The child was found on Sunday with her throat slit in a remote hilly zone of Sitakunda in Chattogram district.

She died early Tuesday while undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital.

Ira Moni, a ...