4-year-old girl raped in southern Ye

March 31, 2016

On March 22, a 4-year-old girl was raped in Kabyar Wa village, located in Khaw Zar Sub-Township in southern Ye, Mon State.

According to a neighbor, the girl was playing in front of her house at around 7 p.m., when a 14-year-old boy approached her and led her down to a nearby beach, where he raped her in an abandoned boat.

Following the rape, the victim was spotted crying and running away from the beach. Her uncle saw her and found her parents, who immediately took her to hospital. Village administrator U Aung San explained, “We took the girl to the hospital in Khaw Zar town that day, but the doctor was away so we took her to Ye town hospital.”

Both the victim and perpetrator are thought to be the children of migrant workers, with both families hailing from Pyapon Townsbip in Ayeyarwady Region. The 4-year-old victim moved with her famly to Kabyar Wa two months before the incident took place, while the perpetrator had been in Kabyar Wa for the past four years.

On March 23, the victim’s mother and grandmother reported the case to Khaw Zar town’s police station. That afternoon the police, alongside Ka Pyar Wa’s village administrator, arrested the perpetrator, who was charged under Article 376 of Burma’s penal code. The perpetrator remains in detention at Khaw Zar police station.

Written by Modinator · Filed Under News