A 10-year-old girl from Castries was allegedly raped on Monday by an adult male, police have confirmed.
A man who claims to be an eyewitness caught the alleged perpetrator in the act with the girl.
The said eyewitness told the media that when he saw the girl moving in an unusual position, he went to investigate and found that the man was sexually molesting the child.
The girl was stripped of her undergarment, and the man who is believed to be in his 30’s, was found naked from the waist down with his genital exposed, according to the said eyewitness.
An alarm was raised but the man managed to escaped. He was later caught by police.
The child who was not under adult supervision at the time was taken to hospital.
Officials from the Human Services Department were called in.
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