80 cases of rape and attempted rape have been reported for the months of October and November this year.

This is a major concern as the reported cases remain high and Police have also started a Red Alert system to ensure that the perpetrators are caught within 24 hours.

According to the Police statistics received by Fijivillage, there were 25 rape and attempted rape cases in the Western Division in the last two months, 21 in the Eastern Division, 16 in the Northern Division, 15 in the Southern Division while Totogo in Suva had 3 reported cases.

92 cases were reported for the same period last year.

Meanwhile, 38 cases of defilement of girls between 13 to 15 years were reported for October and November this year while there were three cases for defilement of girls under 13 years.

Four cases of rape and one case of defilement came through in the past seven days.

A 19-year-old unemployed Labasa man has been charged with two counts of rape.

The accused is alleged to have sexually assaulted a 9-year-old student.

In another case, a 31-year-old carpenter of Labasa has been charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl at the victim’s home.

The third incident has seen a 22-year-old farmer of Labasa charged with defiling a 15-year-old student.

Two reports were received over the weekend.

A man allegedly raped a 17-year-old student in Suva while three people between the age of 16 and 20 years allegedly raped a 17-year-old student in Namaka.

The alleged incident occurred at 4.30am Saturday.


Story by: Vijay Narayan