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Also via SVRI - Sexual Violence Research Initiative
JAMAICA - GIRL RAPED & BURIED
ALIVE, BUT SURVIVED & ESCAPED
April 8, 2010
A Jamaican
taxi driver has been accused of raping a 12-year-old girl and then burying her
alive after he thought he had strangled her to death, authorities said on
Wednesday.
Garsha
Wilson faces charges including rape, abduction, attempted murder and cruelty to
a child, Deputy Police Superintendent Herfa Beckford said.
Wilson
abducted the girl last month at a bus station in the capital, Kingston, then
took her to a house in nearby St Andrew parish where he raped her and choked
her until she was unconscious, Superintendent Beckford said.
Thinking she
was dead, he buried her in a shallow grave and covered it with rocks,
Superintendent Beckford said. The girl, who reported the alleged crime, told
police she regained consciousness and dug herself out.
Wilson was
detained on March 25 but was not charged until Monday.
He is
scheduled to appear in court on Friday. His lawyer was scheduled to be in court
all day Wednesday and was not available for comment, his secretary said.
Jamaican
authorities say the abduction of girls has increased recently and blame taxi
drivers for most cases, saying they often take advantage of female passengers
travelling to rural, isolated areas. They warn women not to travel alone if
possible.
AP
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