HIV positive man rapes 4-year-old girl ‘to remove virus and get rich’

A 45-year-old Malawian man who is HIV positive in Mchinji district raped a 4-year-old girl on several occasions to cure his HIV and to get rich.

In an interview with Malawi24, Mchinji Police spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino confirmed the arrest of the man who has been identified as Peter Eliot.

Lubrino said the suspect who is on ARV treatment was arrested after the mother of the girl noticed a change in the size of the child’s private parts.

“The mother of the victim was bathing her child and that was the same time she realised that the girl had been sexually abused.

“The development angered the woman and she was prompted to report the issue to Gumba Police Unit where they were referred to Gumba Health Care for examinations,” Lubrino told Malawi24.

A medical report from the hospital disclosed that the child had been raped more than once and that she is HIV positive.

After being asked, the young girl mentioned the suspect (Peter Eliot) to be the man who has been raping her.

Police instituted a manhunt and arrested Eliot who confessed to have raped the child two times.

Elliot said he was instructed by a witchdoctor to have carnal knowledge of a virgin if he wanted to change his HIV status to negative and become rich.

Meanwhile police have charged Eliot with an offence of defilement which is contrary to section 138 of the penal code and he will appear in court in soon.

He hails from Chisaka Village, Senior Chief Mkanda in Mchinji district.