A teenage girl chopped her father's
head off with a bush knife after he raped her in their home in the
highlands of Papua New Guinea.
Now
residents of the village have formed a protective ring around the
18-year-old, refusing to hand her over to the police because they agreed
her 'evil' father deserved to die. A
local church leader, Pastor Lucas Kumi from the village of Rang in the
Western Highlands, said the entire community would refuse to allow the
girl to be subjected to any official investigation.
'The people and
leaders in our area went and saw the headless body of the father after
the girl reported the incident to them and explained why she had killed
her father,' said Pastor Kumi.
He told the Post
Courier newspaper that the father, in his mid-40s, raped his daughter
when they were alone in their house after the mother and two other
children from the family went to visit relatives for the night.
'The father went to his daughter's room in the night and raped her repeatedly.
'The father wanted to
rape his daughter again in the morning and that was when the young girl
picked up the bush knife and chopped her father's head off,' said Pastor
Kumi.
'We've all agreed that she is free to stay in the community because the father deserved to die. 'The daughter did what
she did because of the trauma and the evil actions of her father, so
that is why we have all agreed that she remains in the community.' He said a ring of
protection had been placed around the girl, who will be kept away from
any official investigation.
'The community have also agreed not to conduct any formal burial service for the father.'
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