12-year-old girl jumps from 4th floor to escape 'pervert'
The girl luckily survived and is recovering at a hospital in Mumbai, India.
According to the newspaperNews18A 12-year-old girl in Mumbai has escaped death after jumping from the rooftop of a four-story residential building in Mumbai to escape her alleged sexual attacker. The girl had been lured to the residential area and molested by a man.
| Video recorded the girl jumping from the 4th floor. |
However, the girl managed to run to the top floor. A group of local workers found the girl sitting on the wall and about to jump after one of her slippers fell near where they were working. The workers quickly used a piece of cloth to make a net to catch the girl.
The cloth successfully caught the girl's fall, but because it was too thin to withstand the force, it tore and caused her to hit her back on the ground, breaking her bones.
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Too scared of being threatened with rape, the girl did not hesitate to jump to escape the pervert. |
Inspector KD Kolhe, of Tulinj police station, Mumbai, said: "The victim told us that an unknown person tried to rape her and she was forced to jump from the terrace. She suffered fractures but survived."
Police are examining surveillance cameras to try to trace the suspect. If caught, he will face charges of kidnapping and sexual assault.
