Police have arrested the grandmother and stepfather of the 15 year old girl over the murder of her extramarital child who was found buried in a bathroom in Shaviyani Atoll Feydhoo. Haveeru learned that the two people are being detained at Shaviyani atoll police station. Feydhoo council stated that the girl has been transferred to the atoll hospital after being treated in the island hospital. She gave birth to the full term baby at her own residence.
Police revealed that the doctor who examined the baby girl had pronounced her dead even when she was exhumed at 6.30 yesterday evening.
Some people wishing to remain anonymous who spoke from the island told Haveeru that the grandmother and stepfather contacted another woman from the family to get the contact of the ambulance after they failed to help the girl through her delivery. Word got out through her and the island council was informed of the events.
Councilor Hussain Solih said that her stepfather and mother had tried to prevent the councilors and some islanders who gathered near the house from entering the residence after reporting the incident to the police.
“Some people heard whimpers at the time. When she visited (at the time of her delivery) it is said that the baby was crowning. She was told that it was nothing and that the girl was having loose motion†an person from the island told Haveeru. “We all knew that they were trying to deliver the child, so we waited outside encircling the residence. After a few moments, some even heard the baby cry,†he said.
The police arrived after being informed by the island council but there was no evidence of a birth. The blood was cleaned off and the placenta had been hidden as well. Police found the baby’s body after digging around and searching the premises as the girl’s mother and stepfather had denied the allegations, another person told Haveeru.
“The body was kept uncovered and was buried in a shallow grave†an official working in the island’s health sector told Haveeru.
Haveeru has also learned that four people were arrested after some clashes between the police in riot gear and the people who gathered near the residence as word spread that the stepfather was accused of murdering the new born girl.
Deputy President of the island council Ibrahim Naushad was among the arrested for obstruction of police duty. He was later released this afternoon.
Some people from the island told Haveeru that the girl had dropped out of school during the first term of this year as she got pregnant out of wedlock. The island council stated that her pregnancy issue had been filed at the police and the gender ministry. The council member also said that there were documents submitted to the police from the previous island office before the establishment of the council which indicated that the girl had been subjected to sexual exploitation by several local residents.
“She delivered the child as the Gender Ministry and the police were investigating the case,†council member stated.
It is being said that she had been impregnated by her stepfather. Some people point out the reasons why he has been accused.
“Some islanders had reported the case of her step father to the police on six separate occasions to the police and gender department. The cases were investigated by the police and gender department as well. The people of the island are aware of the step father’s sexual relations with the minor, some had made several observations of the same,†a person said.
Some islanders claim that she had been subjected to sexual exploitation by her stepfather as well as his friends who come by to visit. Two years ago, some islanders assaulted a man from Kulhudhuffushi after discovering that he had sexually abused the girl while living in her residence at the time.
The island council strongly condemned the Gender Department for not protecting her through isolation. The council stated that it is the duty of the Gender Ministry to relocate the girl as her residence was not a safe environment for her. It also stressed that it was a result of the negligence from the police and the Gender Ministry. Tweet Bookmark Print Badge the Comments! Give badges to the best comments you see! You will get four badges a day 1 Comments To have full access to the interactive features available in Haveeru Online please register or sign in. or Post a Comment More Loading comments... Please wait
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