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5-year-old girl dies after her cousin raped her and her 8-year-old sister

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4 years ago

June 23, 2020

A 5-year-old girl has died after she was raped by her older cousin in freetown, Sierra Leone.

The rapist and his mother were arrested he raped his two young cousins living with them, leading to the death of one of the girls..

5-year-old Kadijah M. Saccoh and her 8-year-old sister were living with their aunt and her son in her home in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Kadijah’s parents were living apart. The father, Saccoh, is living in the U.S. and had been trying to take Kadijah, a U.S. citizen, with him to the U.S. but couldn’t because a Judge prevented him from doing so as the mother was not in support…

Kadijah and her sister remained with their aunt, who is the elder sister of Kadijah’s mum.

Sadly, their cousin began raping Kadijah’s elder sister and Kadijah.

According to reports, when the aunt found out her son had raped Kadijah’s sister, she hid it from the children’s parents and treated the girl herself.

A BROTHER RAPED HIS OWN SISTER (5YEARS) TO DEATH😥
What sort of world are we living in? A brother that is meant to protect and keep his own sister/family safe at all times, but this one ended up raping his blood-sister.😭#justiceforkadijah pic.twitter.com/czVyD0E9At
— Aure_Nakeso😣😍 (@Sir__md) June 23, 2020

#justiceforkadijah #justiceforkadijahsaccoh. This beautiful baby girl is Kadijah Saccoh. Kadija was brutally raped, assaulted and murdered at 5 years old. Her tongue was bitten off, she was strangled to death and her neck bones were broken, her pelvic wings were fractured. pic.twitter.com/MlejE2YDUo
— STOP RAPING US (@StopRapingUS) June 22, 2020

The rape & murder of 5 y/o Kadijah Saccoh should enrage everyone. No more silence! No more impunity for rapists. #SierraLeone’s #RAPE CULTURE must be dismantled. The justice system must work for Kadijah & every other victim. #justiceforkadijah #SayHerName #turningpoint ⁦ pic.twitter.com/Ry3OKBn1ni
— Isha Sesay (@IshaSesay) June 23, 2020