Thiruvananthapuram: ” I want to hit him, I want to learn karate … ” Her voice stumbled from the witness room in the courtroom unable to finish her words. And then for a while. Finally silent.
The incident took place in a fast track special court. This was said by a child victim who came to testify in the Poxo case. Though he had the tragedy of torture in mind, he might not say anything. This was said by Judge R Jayakrishnan when asked regarding the incident.
Special Public Prosecutor RS Vijay Mohan told the court that the mentally disturbed child needed specialist treatment. In view of this, the court ordered the child to be given immediate treatment. He also suggested that action be taken to treat him in the psychiatry department of the medical college.
In 2013, a 15-year-old girl was molested while in sixth grade. The child, who was mentally challenged from birth, was molested by 2 people nearby. Defendants did not release the child despite the mother’s arrest. When he resisted, he was brutally beaten. After the incident, the child’s mood worsened. The only reliance is on a mentally challenged mother and 90-year-old grandmother.
There is no one to take the child for treatment. There is no financial status for it. The child has not spoken directly for a few years. When the court asked the mother and grandmother to treat the child, they both agreed. The court directed the Poojappura police to provide medical assistance.
English Summary: pocso case victim statement
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