Pakistan: Stepfather arrested for allegedly raping, murdering five-year-old
Islamabad: Pakistan police have arrested the stepfather for allegedly raping and murdering a five-year-old girl, media reports said.
The girl was found murdered in the city a couple of days ago, with a subsequent postmortem report stating she was subjected to sexual violence before the murder, Geo News reported.
Police told the news channel it took the victim's stepfather into custody on suspicion of his involvement and during the course of the interrogation, the suspect revealed he had raped and murdered the child.
According to the report, the girl was choked to death.
Cuts from a sharp object were also found on her body, reports Geo News.
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