A 14-year-old girl has reportedly been raped by six uniformed men in Dilling Locality of South Kordofan state.
The incident took place in the area of Samasim when the victim was on her way to fetch firewood in the neighbourhood. A medical doctor has confirmed the rape, but authorities have kept silent.
The girl was assaulted when she went to collect firewood together with her mother and another woman, a source confirmed.
“They were ambushed by six soldiers in uniform, threatening them with guns. They left the two women and then dragged the little girl over a long distance, while shooting bullets in the air. After that the perpetrators alternately raped her,” a source who preferred not to be named explained.
The mother rushed to a residential area to report the incident in order to get help, after that she was taken to the hospital.
It is also said that a local man who saved the child was beaten up by the same gunmen for taking initiative to inform the local people and doctors about what had taken place in the area.
File photo: A woman in Kassab, Darfur (Albert González Farran/Unamid)