KOTA KINABALU: Five teenagers have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old student they met on WeChat.
The incident happened at a house in Menggatal near here at around 3pm on June 14 but the victim only lodged a report on July 26. It is not known why the report was only made much later after the incident.
The suspects, aged between 13 and 18, were nabbed less than 24 hours after the report was filed and are on remand until Aug 3.
Kota Kinabalu police chief Asst Comm M. Chandra said the girl claimed she was invited to follow the suspects to the abandoned house after meeting them.
“Later, she told them that she did not want to continue but the boys allegedly forced her to follow, saying that they only wanted to talk and would send her home after that,” he said.
Upon reaching the abandoned house, the suspects and the girl chatted for several minutes before they took turns to rape her, ACP Chandra said.
They let her go after the incident.
ACP Chandra urged parents to be aware of what their children were doing and who they were befriending, especially on social media.
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