A 5-year-old girl has died after she was raped by her older cousin in freetown, Sierra Leone.

The rapist and his mother were arrested after he raped his two young cousins living with them, leading to the death of one of the girls.

5-year-old Kadijah M. Saccoh and her 8-year-old sister were living with their aunt and her son in her home in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Kadijah’s parents were living apart. The father, Saccoh, is living in the U.S. and had been trying to take Kadijah, a U.S. citizen, with him to the U.S. but couldn’t because a Judge prevented him from doing so as the mother was not in support.

Kadijah and her sister remained with their aunt, who is the elder sister of Kadijah’s mum.

Sadly, their cousin began raping Kadijah’s elder sister and Kadijah.

According to reports, when the aunt found out her son had raped Kadijah’s sister, she hid it from the children’s parents and treated the girl herself.