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28 March 2024

Brothers arrested for repeatedly raping girl, 10

Court will issue verdict on June 29. (Reuters)

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By CORRESPONDENT

SRI LANKA: Two brothers were arrested by the Kuliyapitiya police for raping a 10-year-old girl from Walpitagama in Kuliyapitiya on several occasions, ‘Gossip Lanka’ reported.

The brothers, aged 21 and 14, had gone to the victim’s home when she was alone at home. They lured her by telling her that they would play a new game but she was not supposed to share the secret with others.

Later on, when her parents saw that the girl was depressed, she told them about the 'secret game’.

Later, the two brothers, who were arrested by the police, confessed that that had downloaded pornographic films on their mobile phones and decided to experiment with the girl. The allegedly did not know that they were committing a serious crime.

Kuliyapitiya Acting Magistrate Bandula Wijesinghe ordered them to be remanded and transferred the 14-year-old suspect to the Children’s Probationary Home at Galkanda in Hettipola.

The victim has been taken to the Kuliyapitiya hospital for a medical exam.

Kuliyapitiya police are conducting further investigation.