Simiyu, a father of three, allegedly committed the act on Wednesday,
October 23, when he woke up the girl at about 12 midnight while she was
sleéping with her siblings and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.
The suspect was said to have stifled the cries of his daughter by
covering her mouth with his palm. The girl reportedly started bleeding
heavily but the father refused to take her to the hospital, out of fear
of questions that could be raised concerning the bleeding.
But his deeds came out in the open on October 24 when the girl
reportedly told her mother what her father did to her during the
former’s visit to the girl who had by then fallen sick.
Crime Reports gathered that when the case was reported to the police,
detectives immediately took her to the hospital for medical examination
and treatment.
When interrogated by the police, Simiyu was said to have confessed to
the deeds, saying that he did not know what came over him. He also
revealed that he married the girl’s mother in 2000 and they had three
children between them but that they had lived apart in the last two
years because of a misunderstanding they had, saying that he had been
the one taking care of the children.
It was gathered that the medical report indicated that the girl had
coital bleeding while vaginal examination revealed laceration in her
vaginal wall, with foul smell and discharged altered blood coming from
it. The report also indicated that her hymen had been torn and there was
tenderness around her vulva and pelvis.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer,
Folasade Odoro, a Deputy Superintendent of Police said that the
Commissioner of Police, Dorothy Gimba, had directed that a diligent
investigation should be conducted into the case, decrying the high
number of defilement and rape cases within the society.
Meanwhile, Crime Reports learnt that the suspect had been charged to
Court 4, Osogbo Magistrates’ Court on a three-count charge. Though he
pleaded not guilty to the charges, the magistrate ordered that he should
be remanded in Ilesa prison. The case was adjourned to November 28.
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