Police at Tetere in Guadalcanal Province have arrested and charged a 27-year-old male for alleged attempted rape on 30 July 2018 in the GPPOL 1 area on North Guadalcanal.
“It is alleged that the 13-year old victim was walking home from school around 2pm on the day when the accused approached, grabbed her and attempted to rape her,” says Acting Provincial Police Commander Guadalcanal Province, Superintendent Nixon Manetoga.
He adds: “The victim fought the accused and allegedly stabbed him with her pen on his cheek and then escaped.”
“On the same day the matter was reported to Police at Tetere after which an arrest was made and the accused was charged for attempted rape,” says PPC Manetoga.
“He was then taken to Court on 3 August 2018 and was remanded at the Correctional Service Solomon Islands (CSSI) Centre at Rove in Honiara and will reappear in Court after 14 days,” says PPC Manetoga.