Baby of 16-year-old sexual abuse victim dies in Thiruvananthapuram, relatives say baby died while feeding on breast milk

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A baby of a 16-year-old girl, who was a victim of sexual abuse, died here in Neyyattinkara. The deceased baby boy was 56-day-old. Relatives said the baby died while feeding on breast milk. The girl is a native of Nediyamcode, Neyyattinkara.

Police said as per the primary assumption it was a natural death and that more information would be available only after the post-mortem.

A year ago, a 22-year-old neighbor sexually assaulted the girl. But the police have not been able to nab the accused in the case.