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| Raped 5-year-old girl |
A woman and her son have been arrested after the son raped
his two young cousins living with them, leading to the death of one of the
girls.
5-year-old Kadijah M. Saccoh and her sister were living with
their aunt and her son in her home in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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| The raped 5-year-old girl and cousin |
5-year-old girl dies after her cousin raped her and her
8-year-old sister
Kadijah's parents were living apart. The father, Congolese
Saccoh, is living in the U.S. and had been trying to take Kadijah, a U.S.
citizen, with him to the U.S. but couldn't because a Judge prevented him from
doing so as the mother was not in support.
Kadijah and her sister remained with their aunt, who is the
elder sister of Kadijah's mum.
5-year-old girl dies after her cousin raped her and her
8-year-old sister
Unfortunately, the aunt's son began raping Kadijah's elder
sister, aged 8, and Kadijah, aged 5.
Reports claim that when the aunt found out her son had raped
Kadijah's sister, she hid it from the children's parents and treated the girl
herself.
Her son then raped Kadijah and she hid that too and tried
treating the girl. Unfortunately, Kadijah died and the aunt tried to bury her
hurriedly.
5-year-old girl dies after her cousin raped her and her
8-year-old sister
According to reports, the aunt informed Kadijah's father's
family about the death of the girl after which she asked for permission to bury
the child, but the father insisted that he wanted to know the cause of the
death.
The father urged his family to take the corpse for a
postmortem. The postmortem result showed that the girl was raped multiple
times. The father then asked that his older daughter be taken for a test too
and it showed that she had been raped too.
The aunt and her son have both been arrested and people are
seeking justice for Kadijah with the hashtags
#JusticeForKadijahSaccoh and #JusticeForKadijah.
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| the cousin and his mum arrested |
5-year-old girl dies after her cousin raped her and her
8-year-old sister
On Monday, June 22, celebrities in the country took to the
streets to demand justice for the victim and her sister. Women also took to the
streets, clad in black, to demand justice.
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| Justice for kadijah |
5-year-old girl dies after her cousin raped her and her
8-year-old sister
Demanding justice, Women in the Media Sierra Leone wrote in
a press release: "As a female media organization we are deeply saddened
and we therefore condemn this act.
We are calling on all authorities concerned to speedily
launch an investigation into the matter and ensure the perpetrator(s) is
brought to justice.
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| Isha Sesay demanding justice for kadijah |
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| Justice for kadijah |
#LIB
