14/05/2024
Sad Developments
Mummy, uncle slept with me, 7 year old reports
ONE of a motherβs nightmare and greatest fear for her child is for their offspring to experience adulthood at the wrong time.
Unfortunately, this was the reality of a mother in Lusakaβs Chipata overspill compound after she discovered that her daughter aged 7 was defiled by a 37-year-old man.
What made it even more painful was knowing that the perpetrator was not someone far, but a person that was well known to the family.
While the world celebrated mother's day on Sunday and some went about their days to fulfil their religious obligations, the victim's mother noticed her child walking with uneasiness.
Following up her curiosity and motherly instincts, she questioned the little girl with hopes of a response such, "I fell while playing," the little girl said the opposite.
She informed her mother that earlier in the day, around 14:00 hours, a man in their neighborhood picked her and took her to an unfinished house just near their home, and had carnal knowledge of her.
Hearing the report, the heartbroken mother, believed her childβs story, worked with the evidence of her visible abuse, and reported the matter to police.
Police officers then rushed the victim to the hospital, while remained looking for the suspect, who was later found and apprehended.
Police deputy spokesperson, Danny Mwale confirmed the incident and the detention of the suspect.
βThe victim is undergoing medical examinations while the suspect is detained in custody waiting to be charged,β said Mwale.
By Buumba Mwitumwa
Kalemba May 14, 2024