Primary school student reports sexual assault

The girl first reported to her mother on Tuesday afternoon that when she was left at home in the company of her step-father, he would engage in touching her private parts. The girl said she was afraid to report the matter to her mother as the man had threatened her, however, unable to cope with the stress the girl turned to her mother for protection on Tuesday prompting her mother to take the matter to the police.

The girl was later interviewed by officers of the Child Protection Unit and she gave a detailed description of the instances when she was sexually assaulted. Investigations are continuing.