Thu Feb 27 16:32:27 UTC 2025: ## Five-Year-Old Girl Fights for Life After Brutal Sexual Assault in Madhya Pradesh
**GWALIOR, INDIA –** A five-year-old girl is critically injured and fighting for her life after a horrific sexual assault in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The child, who underwent a two-hour operation requiring 28 stitches to her private parts and a colostomy, remains unconscious and unable to speak since the attack five days ago.
Police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect, who will be tried as a juvenile. Authorities allege the teen, reportedly intoxicated at the time, slammed the girl’s head against a wall multiple times before sexually assaulting her. The child suffered severe head injuries, along with multiple cuts, scratches, and bite marks across her body.
The girl was found unconscious and bleeding on a neighbor’s terrace two hours after she went missing on February 23rd. Her distraught mother is demanding the death penalty for the accused, calling for his public execution.
Public outrage has erupted in Shivpuri, with angry locals and political leaders from both the Congress and BJP parties staging protests and demanding a fast-track court and the death penalty for the accused. A joint memorandum has been submitted to the district administration. The case has transcended political divides, uniting leaders in their calls for swift justice. The child’s condition remains critical.
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