A 4-month-old baby was kidnapped and raped by a still unidentified suspect in Carcar, Cebu City on February 8, Wednesday.
The mother and the baby were sleeping inside their home when the assailant went inside the house and took the baby, according to initial investigation by the Carcar City Police Station Women's Desk.
The child was found in a vacant lot at dawn, 100 meters away from the family's house.
The baby’s grandfather heard a baby's cry and went out to check.
He found a child covered in blood and he shouted for help.
The mother said that she didn't notice that her daughter was gone as she was tired and was asleep. The father was also in the other room with their 8 other kids. The victim is the youngest and the 9th child of the couple.
Recovered from the crime scene was the child's diaper and a bottle container that smelled of coconut wine or tuba.
Police are still investigating the case while the baby is currently being treated at Carcar District Hospital.
Doctors found lacerations in the baby's private parts which caused the bleeding. They confirmed that the baby was raped, investigator said.
The mother and the baby were sleeping inside their home when the assailant went inside the house and took the baby, according to initial investigation by the Carcar City Police Station Women's Desk.
The child was found in a vacant lot at dawn, 100 meters away from the family's house.
The baby’s grandfather heard a baby's cry and went out to check.
He found a child covered in blood and he shouted for help.
The mother said that she didn't notice that her daughter was gone as she was tired and was asleep. The father was also in the other room with their 8 other kids. The victim is the youngest and the 9th child of the couple.
Recovered from the crime scene was the child's diaper and a bottle container that smelled of coconut wine or tuba.
Police are still investigating the case while the baby is currently being treated at Carcar District Hospital.
Doctors found lacerations in the baby's private parts which caused the bleeding. They confirmed that the baby was raped, investigator said.
