Girl gives birth after being raped by her father in Peru

  • Nine-year-old had been abused since the age of eight by her 43-year-old father
  • She gave birth to a baby girl weighing 7lbs 3oz at hospital in Tacna, south Peru
  • Father has been called a ‘Monster’ in Peru and is in jail pending an investigation

A nine-year-old girl has given birth after being raped by her father in Peru.

The child had been abused since the age of eight by her 43-year-old father and has given birth at Hipolito Unanue Hospital in Tacna, in the country’s south.

Reports in Peru say she had been unable to have an abortion because the pregnancy was only discovered at five months when her mother noticed her swollen stomach. 

A nine-year-old girl has given birth at at Hipolito Unanue Hospital in Tacna (file picture), Peru after being raped by her father

The baby girl was born weighing 7lbs 3oz and is healthy, according to officials at the hospital.

The girl’s father has been dubbed ‘The Monster’ in Peru. 

Her mother lost custody of the child in November after she reportedly refused to make an official complaint about her husband’s abuse.

The girl's father has been dubbed 'The Monster' in Peru and is being held in jail while the investigation is being completed

The girl’s father has been dubbed ‘The Monster’ in Peru and is being held in jail while the investigation is being completed

Since then the youngster has been living with missionaries at a shelter in the city.

Medical staff say the victim will now be given intensive therapy to help her come to terms with the ordeal and in the hope she will not reject her daughter.

The father is being detained in La Capilla de Juliaca jail while the investigation is being completed.



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