Teenager kidnapped and raped in Mudon Township

March 21, 2016

HURFOM: On March 5 a 13-year-old girl was abducted and raped in Mon State’s Mudon Township.

The victim, Mi H–, is a schoolgirl currently studying at a Basic Education Middle School.

At around 6 p.m. on March 5 Mi H– was collecting water from a well in front of her house, when a 21-year-old man approached her and offered to take her to buy snacks.

She was led to a plantation outside the village, where she was held until 6 a.m. the following morning and raped twice.

Eventually the perpetrator released her, dropping her off at a monastery. She made contact with her parents that morning and reached home at 4 p.m. that day.

On March 7 the victim’s parents reported the case to the police station in Mudon town, where it was taken up by Inspector Win Zaw Htay. The perpetrator has been charged with rape and kidnapping, under articles 363 and 376 of Burma’s Penal Code.

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