POLICE have arrested a 24-year-old man for the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl.

The man’s arrest came days after the incident occurred. According to information, on Friday last the child was left in the care of the suspect’s mother, after the child’s mother left for her routine work on a farm located in the Backdam of a community along the Corentyne Coast. It was during that time, while the child was left unattended, that the man allegedly committed the act.

This newspaper understands that when the mother of the child returned and collected her daughter, the girl complained about pain in her private parts. She then revealed the disturbing details to her mother. A report was made to the police and a medical examination was conducted; it confirming that the child was sexually abused. According to a police source, the suspect remains in police custody as the investigation continues.