By :
SANDRA SOKIAL
KENINGAU:
A 15-year-old rape victim was rescued after making a call to her mother with
her cellphone while being locked in a house on October 8 by a man identified as
her boyfriend and two other men.
The
three men were among four local suspects arrested in connection with two rape
cases this month, with the other case involving an elderly farmer who allegedly
raped a handicapped girl in Sook.
District
police chief DSP Robert Salisip @ David told a press conference yesterday that
in the first incident, the teenage girl lodged a police report at the police
headquarters here on October 9 at 4.24 pm, stating that her boyfriend 21, and
two of his friends, aged 17 and 25, brought her to a house in a housing estate
here in a Kancil vehicle.
“At
the house the victim was forced by her boyfriend to consume alcohol before the
latter started to rape her three times from 6.25pm.
“After
being raped, the victim was forced to drink again until she lost unconscious,
and when she regained consciousness at 11.30 pm she found herself locked in the
house,” Robert said.
He
said the victim used her cellphone to contact her mother, who then called the
police.
Acting
on the information provided by the victim, a police team from the Crime
Investigation Department managed to arrest the three suspects about 12.30am.
He
said the suspects then led police to the house where the victim was locked and
police investigation revealed that the house belonged to one of the suspects.
Investigation
showed the three suspects went to an entertainment outlet located near the
house after locking the girl in the house, he said, adding that the house
belonged to one of the suspects.
Robert
reminded parents to always monitor the movements of their daughters and be
aware of the friends they hang out with.
In
the other case, the 67-year-old farmer was arrested after the 21-year-old
handicapped woman claimed she was raped by him about 6pm on October 2.
Robert
said the victim returned home and told her mother that an old man wearing
eyeglasses had raped her.
The
mother made a police report at the district police headquarters on Oct 5 at
11am.
The
four suspects are being investigated under Section 376 of the Penal Code which
carries a jail term of up to 20 years and whipping, he said. (BP)
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