Ten-year-old girl who got pregnant after being ‘raped by her older brother’ gives birth to a baby bo
A 10-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her older brother has given birth to a baby boy.
Police are investigating after the child gave birth by caesarean at a hospital in the Colombian town of Puerto Leguizamo.
Both the baby boy and his mum are reportedly doing well.
The alleged rape occurred in the south-western Colombian department of Putumayo where the girl, whose identity has not been revealed, lived with her parents.
She was taken to a hospital in the borough of Florencia where she had a C-section.
Hospital director Camilo Diaz told local media: "According to the information we have received from the police, the minor became pregnant after she was sexually abused by a family member, apparently her brother."
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According to local media, the girl’s parents did not want to report their son to the local authorities.
The police investigation into the claims of child abuse continues.
Via The Sun
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