By Mazlinda Mahmood

KLANG, MALAYSIA - An 8-year-old girl on her way to a grocery store was lured with RM5 (S$2) before she was grabbed and raped by a man on Thursday night in Sungai Pinang near here.

The girl was walking to the grocery store near her home with her 7-year-old cousin when the man, wearing a helmet, stopped his motorcycle by the roadside and offered the girl RM5 to follow him.

It is understood that when the girl tried to take the money, the man grabbed her and sped off on his machine, leaving behind her cousin, who told the girl's parents what had happened.

District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohamad Mat Yusop confirmed the incident.

He said the girl was found in Meru, about five kilometres from the place where she was abducted at 10.30pm, by a policeman who lived in the area.

"We received a call from the victim's father about 9pm and alerted the police in the area about the missing girl.

"She was found walking in the area in a confused state and was taken to the Meru police station where she was reunited with her family."

Mat Yusop said the victim could not recount what had happened after she was abducted and only remembered waking up in a parked van with the suspect about an hour later.

"At first, we thought it was just an attempted kidnap case, but at the police station, the victim complained of pain in her private parts.

"This morning, she was sent to Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) and it was found that there were signs that she had been raped."

Mat Yusop said the victim was unable to describe the suspect as she was still traumatised and could only say that the suspect was either a Malay or a Bangladeshi.

"The victim is receiving treatment at HTAR. Unlike adults, children cannot immediately describe what happened. We must give them time."

Mat Yusop said the victim's father had lodged another report.

The case will be investigated for abduction and rape.

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--New Straits Times