Drunkards slash seven-year-old girl in brawl
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Drunkards ransacked, looted and set fire to a house after slashing and wounding a seven-year-old girl in a brawl.
Drunkards slash seven-year-old girl in brawl
PORT MORESBY: Alcohol-related violence is rife in Papua New Guinea
(PNG) and it spares no one, not even innocent minors who happened to be at a
scene.
A seven-year-old girl was passing by a scene where
drunkards were brawling – and she was attacked and slashed in the Madang 2-6
settlement on Monday (Dec 6, 2021).
The news break was published by The National:
December 8, 2021The
NationalNational
A house in Madang 2-6 settlement that was set on fire by drunkards who
also slashed and wounded a seven-year-old girl. – Picture courtesy of Madang
police
By SYLVESTER WEMURU
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl was slashed in a fight between drunkards in the
Madang 2-6 settlement on Monday morning.
She was walking past the fight when one of the drunkards attacked and wounded
her.
She was rushed to the hospital by her parents.
The group of drunkards also ransacked and looted several houses before setting
ablaze a house.
Madang police commander acting Supt Mazuc Rubiang said the drunkards fled when
police arrived but two of them were captured.
He said while the girl’s parents rushed her to the hospital, the villagers
called the police.
“When police arrived, a house was on fire and the drunkards were in the midst
of setting another house on fire,” he said.
“We shouted at them to stop and they fled.
“The two drunkards are in the Jomba Police Station lockup and they will be
charged accordingly, pending investigations.
“The little girl who was attacked and wounded must lodge a police report for us
to pursue an investigation.”
Acting Supt Rubiang said the people living in settlements and along the highway
were causing many social and community problems, causing harm to innocent
bystanders.
“Robberies, burglaries, assaults and murder are happening daily in Madang,” he
said.
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