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29 March 2024

Woman, 80, severely raped by 45-year old man

Forensic reported that the victim had sustained bruises in different areas of her body. (Image: Shutterstock)

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A 45-year-old carpenter has been arrested in Sri Lanka for severely raping an 80-year-old woman.

The suspect was handed over to police by villagers who tied him to a tree, ‘Lankadeepa’ reported.

Police said the suspect’s wife had lived for some time in the house where the victim was living alone.

Police said when the suspect came in search of his wife to the house, his wife was not there. Realising that the old woman was alone in the house, he had raped her.

The victim’s son, who lived nearby, heard a noise coming from his mother’s house. Seeing the suspect molesting his mother through a window, he and other neighbours caught him and tied him to a tree before  handing him over to the police.

Police said that they could not obtain a statement from the victim as she was in a serious condition at a hospital.