A 16-year-old girl was shot dead and then raped on Saturday night by an unknown gunman in Warrap state capital, Kuajok.
The girl was killed while returning home from a disco in a nearby hotel, according to Sergeant Major Mario Marial Mabior, the Kwajok police investigator.
"On the date 3rd at 4 AM, a young girl of 16 years was shot dead with a gun and dragged under the tree where she was raped; the name of the girl is Along Deng Ayum,” Marial said.
He added that they are holding a boy whom the girl was with that night for investigations.
“There was a young boy who was sitting with her that night time, that was her boyfriend. We are now investigating him but we realized that the young boy is not the real suspect. We are holding him for information and taking a statement about whether someone attacked and threatened them,” he said.
The police officer pointed out that this is not the first time such an incident happened in the area. In 2016, he said, a 12-year-old girl was also killed in cold blood and raped in Don Bosco suburb.