A case involving a 14-year-old student who says she was sexually assaulted in police custody on Friday adjourned to next week after police prosecutors say state witnesses were not available.
The 14-year-girl in Dowa, who was remanded at Chesepo police unit over a fight at school, is accusing a police officer at the unit of sexually abused her while she was in custody.
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