Four children were sexually abused during the electioneering period, a report has shown. This wasfollowed by child abandonment, physical and emotional abuse, each at 17 per cent. Kids abused at home“Child neglect increases the vulnerability of children to other forms of abuse, including sexual abuse, physical abuse and emotional abuse,” Sumba said. All the abuse cases reported, Sumba said, were perpetrated by family members charged with the primary responsibility of taking care of children. The analysis showed there were five cases of child abandonment, one case of child abduction, nine cases of child neglect, five cases of emotional abuse, five of physical abuse and four ofn sexual abuse.

Source: The Star August 25, 2017 22:52 UTC