School girl raped, murdered near Chennai

Chennai: A 14-year-old Class IX girl was found raped and murdered in her house in Alathur village near Tiruporur in Kancheepuram district late Sunday evening. It was on returning from a relative’s house that her brother and sister found the body of the girl, with her throat slit.

Police confirmed that there was enough evidence to show that the girl was sexually assaulted before the killer murdered her. “Her dresses were not in place and other evidence indicated sexual assault”, said an officer who visited the scene of crime.

The victim’s mother, who works in the housekeeping wing of a private hospital, had left for night duty at around 6 pm. The victim’s elder brother and young sister had returned around 7.15 pm when they found their sister’s half naked body in a pool of blood on the floor.

The thin-framed girl’s body— with her top partially removed - was found with the hip placed on a pillow, police noted. It looks like the rape and murder happened between 6 pm and 7 pm when the girl was alone at home.

Police said that the possibility of a person known to the family committing the crime is high, as he must have aware that the girl is alone between 6 and 7 pm.   Police sniffer dogs and forensic experts are being asked to assist the murder probe, police sources said.