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Girl, 9, in alleged rape, discharged from hospital

A nine-year-old student, who was allegedly raped by a 17-year-old student has been discharged from Savusavu Sub-Divisional Hospital after being ad­mitted for a few days following the alleged incident. This
07 Feb 2018 11:00
Girl, 9, in alleged rape, discharged from hospital
Police spokesman Ana Naisoro

A nine-year-old student, who was allegedly raped by a 17-year-old student has been discharged from Savusavu Sub-Divisional Hospital after being ad­mitted for a few days following the alleged incident.

This was confirmed by Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro on Mon­day.

“The investigation is still going on because we will speak to the victim who has been discharged from the hospital,” Ms Naisoro said.

“Once we gather the victim’s statement, then we will bring the suspect in for questioning before laying any charges.”

She said the incident allegedly happened during the last weekend of January.

Edited by Jonathan Bryce

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