A 12-year-old girl of Sinda District in Eastern Province was abducted and defiled multiple times for at least 10 consecutive days.
The juvenile was concurrently molested from 9th to 19 January 2026 in Sinda in Zibweleka Village of Kawaza Chiefdom.
It is reported that the survivor only broke free from being captive after the door to the house she was kept in was accidentally left open as the perpetrator forgot to lock it, leading to the girl breaking free and run away.
The media reports that the perpetrator who is only known as Patrick was on the run.
Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba confirmed the incident saying a manhunt for the perpetrator has been launched.
Brief facts on the case are that, on 07th January 2026, the survivor left home without informing anyone and only went back on 08th January 2026 at around 06:00hours.
The mother to the survivor let her child sleeping until the next day on 09th January 2026 at around 18:00hours, when the mother confronted her child and asked where she had slept the previous day.
The survivor did not respond and decided to ran away and only went back home on 19th January 2026.
The mother decided to take the child to the police for counselling where she disclosed that she was abducted by Patrick and had carnal knowledge of her repeatedly until 19th January 2026.
This prompted the Police to act swiftly and issued a Police Medical Report form to the survivor who went to seek medical attention.
The findings were consistent to the claims that she was sexually molested.
Mr Mweemba says a docket of defilement has since been opened while police continue with a manhunt.
