The son of a landlord simply identified as Junior is on the run after he attempted to r3pe the 15-year-old daughter of his tenant in Elele community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
A source who spoke to Punch on the condition of anonymity said the suspect had approached the siblings of his tenant, aged eight and 15 years respectively last Friday to enquire if their father was coming back home that night.
The unsuspecting children informed him that their father would not be back that night.
At about 1 am the next day (Saturday night), Junior allegedly broke into the house of the tenant and reached for the 15-year-old who was lying down with her siblings.
“He started romancing her and removing her underwear. At this point, the girl woke up when she felt a hand touching her underwear and grabbed Junior’s hand. But Junior punched her and escaped through the window,” the source said.
The source said the teenage girl quickly put on her torchlight and saw that the fleeing man was the landlord’s son and raised an alarm that attracted neighbours to the scene.
The father of the teenager, Felix, who confirmed the incident said he had reported the matter to the police.
“I have reported the matter to the Elele Police Division. He (Junior) broke into my house at midnight in my absence and made attempts to r3pe my daughter who is 15 years old. He ran away after what he did because we have not seen him after that day,” he said.