Man sentenced to life imprisonment for rape of five-year-old girl

17:40, 15 августа 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Gulmira MAKANBAI KYZY

The Kara-Suu District Court sentenced the accused of raping a five-year-old girl to life imprisonment. The Osh Regional Court confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency.

The 31-year-old defendant was found guilty of illegal entry into a house, abduction of the child, and violent sexual assault committed with particular cruelty.

In total, the man was sentenced to life imprisonment with confiscation of property. He will serve it in a maximum security prison.

The sentence can be appealed in the Osh Regional Court.

In April 2024, villagers reported that the man abducted the child from home in the morning and raped her on the outskirts of the village.