OUR CORRESPONDENT, Shariatpur

The post-mortem report of six-year-old Taiba, whose body was found in a septic tank in Shariatpur’s Bhedarganj upazila on September 26, confirms she was sexually assaulted before being strangled to death.

The report states that she was strangled, with a horizontal injury mark on the front of her neck. It adds that her reproductive parts were lacerated before her death, while there were bruises on both her inner thighs and upper arms. The report further states the child she had bit her own tongue.

Signed by Resident Medical Officer Dr Mitu Akhter, Medical Officer Dr Linia Sadina, and Dr Amit Sengupta of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital on October 4, the report notes that the sexual assault was homicidal in nature.

Confirming the findings yesterday, hospital Superintendent Dr Habibur Rahman told The Daily Star, “What is written in the report is exactly what happened to the girl. She was sexually assaulted.”

Family members said the child went missing around 5:00pm on September 24. Her body was recovered two days later from a neighbour’s septic tank.

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