Kochi: The Kerala police on Thursday arrested a 20-year-old man on the charge of sexually abusing a 17-year-old girl in Kochi. The incident came to light when the cleaning staff at a private hospital in Kochi found the body of a newborn baby on Wednesday. The girl was brought to the hospital with stomach pain in the morning. A DNA test would be held to confirm the paternity.
As per reports, the detained man was a resident of Wayanad but had stayed in the city for work. The police claimed that both persons had known each other and that the girl was abused at her house. He was produced in the court and was remanded in judicial custody.
The Ernakulam South police registered a case in the unnatural death of a newborn and another case under the POCSO Act against the youth. The minor had delivered a six-month-old premature baby and was admitted to the hospital the previous day. The girl hailing from Ernakulam's Kadavanthra came to the hospital for a check-up with her mother after she experienced pain in her stomach.
According to the Ernakulam South Circle Inspector who is investigating the case, the arrested person is a native of Wayanad who had stayed in Kochi for work.
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