In 2010 Vindolanda Roman Fort near Bardon Mill Northumberland, England was excavated. The body of a child was found buried under a shallow pit in a barrack room floor. It's believed that the child was killed around 200 and that their killer buried them quickly. It was illegal at the time to bury bodies in built-up areas and had to be buried or cremated in cemeteries in the outskirts of these areas.
The child was around 10-years-old and their gender couldn't be determined, but they are called Georgie. It was believed to be a Roman child slave or a child of a Roman Soldier. The child was not from Britain and around two years before their death the child lived in either Northern Africa or Southern Europe.
The child likely died from a hard blow to the head as that seemed to be the only damage to the body. From the position of the body, it's possible that the hands of the child were bound when they were buried. It's possible that soldiers had killed the child and buried them in a hurry as to cover up the crime. Seeing as the childs remains stayed in the floors of the barracks it's possible that their death was unknown.
SOURCES:
Daily Mail September 16, 2010
BBC August 28, 2012
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