Reports that high school boys sexually assaulted 6-year-old

Read storyA six-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after an attack at a government primary school.

Police are investigating claims that the girl was sexually assaulted by a group of secondary school boys.

The attack is said to have happened shortly after 3pm on January 23.

Education Minister Carl Bethel said the matter was kept private due to the nature of the incident and the fact that the police investigation has not yet concluded.

Police Superintendant Elsworth Moss said there is an investigation ongoing and that the attack involved at least two perpetrators. He did not describe the nature of the attack.

Moss said he expected to conclude the investigation in a few days.


The Tribune