Teachers 'abuse autistic boy'

(ANSA) - Alessandria, January 24 - Two teachers at an elementary school in Alessandria allegedly abused an eight-year-old autistic boy there last year, sources said Friday.
    The pair have been accused of mistreatment and "abuse of means of correction", police said.
    The pair were a teacher employed there fulltime, and a special needs teacher.
    The fulltime teacher has been sacked.
    The boy's mother complained to police, the local supplement of La Stampa daily reported.
    The boy has since been moved to a different school.