Eight-year-old raped, uncle arrested

Berbice: An eight-year old was raped over the Easter Holiday after being left in the care of a 49-year-old man in a village on the Corentyne.

Police have since arrested the suspect who allegedly raped his 8-year-old niece. An investigation has been launched as the man remains in police custody.

Reports indicate that the child’s mother asked the man to keep her daughter so that she can run some errands. The man reportedly took the child in a room and committed the act. Upon the woman’s return, the 8-year-old confided in her and as such, the police were summoned and the man arrested.  The child was taken to a medical facility to be examined.