Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Malu’u Police Station in Malaita Province have arrested a 15-year-old male suspect for the alleged rape of a 5-year -old girl at Ferafa’alu Village on 21 March 2021.
An initial report says the suspect sexually assaulted the victim in a kitchen at their village when she went to collect fire. The victim later experienced vomiting and pain to her private part. Her parents took her to the Malu’u Hospital and a medical practitioner confirmed penetration.