In what will come across as a really shocking development, a young girl has been found dead inside the bush after a brutal s*x assault.
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A 10-year-old girl has been found dead inside a bush.
She was found n*ked and bleeding on Tuesday morning after an obviously brutal s*xual assault in a grassy area in Barangay Bal-ason, Gingoog City in the Phillipines.
According to ABSCBN News, the girl, a grade 5 pupil was walking home from school on Monday when a boy, Ferlan Quiraban, 19, and his brother, 17 invited her to pick fruits nearby.
The brothers, who were friends with the victim, later r*ped and killed her.
According to the police, the victim's own underwear was used to strangle her to death.
The suspects are now detained at Gingoog City Police station.
The elder Quiraban insisted he had nothing to do with the crime, but the younger said otherwise. The latter claimed he only held the girl while his brother r*ped and killed the young girl.
Upon investigation, Police Inspector Marilyn Pimentel of Gingoog City Police WCPD, said both brothers raped the victim.
The younger suspect also admitted being a runner for shabu in the barangay.
The victim's family demands swift justice. The father described the victim as a loving, caring, and responsible daughter, who dreamed of working abroad someday to help the family.
The Quiraban brothers will face rape and murder charges.
The 17-year-old suspect will be turned over to DSWD.