Honduras: mother and stepfather exchange 11-year-old girl for car and money

In HondurasA woman, in complicity with her partner, handed over her 11-year-old daughter to a man in exchange for a vehicle and money, authorities said Thursday, when reporting the arrest of the three accused of rape and abuse against the girl. .

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“The mother of the minor under 11 years old, together with her partner who was the minor’s stepfather, received a motor vehicle and money monthly to allow the prisoner to abuse his daughter,” said Security Minister Gustavo Sánchez.

The case that shocked Hondurans occurred in the community of Jutiapa, department of El Paraíso, about 80 km east of Tegucigalpa.

“They were detained in pre-trial detention as they were presumed responsible for the crimes of continuous rape.” […] of the minor”, ​​argued the minister.

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Yahdai Varela, spokesperson for the Children’s Secretariat, said that “the girl is under the protection of the State”.

According to the Violence Observatory of the National Autonomous University of Honduras, this Central American country is the “most dangerous” in Latin America for women. In 2023, 380 femicides were recorded, compared to 308 in 2022.

Source: Elcomercio

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