Seven year old rape victim of Gbajama village has died of profuse bleeding at the Kenema government hospital, some eight days after her apparent violent encounter with a grown up man in the country's rural setting.
Police constable 2831 Simbo Christopher of the police community relations said the claim was brought against Lahai Kolimah of the same address and that he was being investigated by the family support unit of the police.
He said the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment where she later died of hemorrhage.
"Upon her death, the matter was immediately transferred to the criminal investigation department to be investigated as an alleged murder," he said.
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I leave in a country where things like this are a daily occurence but shivers went down my spine after realising that it is also an issue in my own country. What I actually want to mention here is that the community has to play a pivotal role in cubbing on this devilish act of so called grown up men. Until that is done the police or other law enforcers won't be able to fight such crimes. The community to my view has been lacking in helping the police and the state. For instance apart from the above mentioned incident we have elderly people in higher positions that do lure young girls into sex as small as the age of ten. But our parents or the communities see this as taboo or shame onto themselves in letting the public know about it and instead cover things up with so called 'family talk'. Until a particuler family sets the example for the public people will be either derectly or indirectly abetting these sugar daddy rapists in carrying out their acts with impunity. Mohamed Sheriff Johannesburg
You say that things like this are a daily occurrence in your country. Where are you from?
I hope you get this right, I am a Sierra Leonean but I live else where at the moment. Do you want to know where I live? I dont think that is important in this forum.