KANNUR: The minor sisters who were sexually abused by their relative in Kannur came forward with some shocking revelations. They said their relative abused them with the support of their mother. One of them said their mother used to muffle them so that their cries will not be heard outside when their relative sexually abused them. The girls said their mother constantly tried to keep the outside world unaware of the whole incident.

Both the sisters stay in hostels and study. They were brutally abused when they came for vacation at their mother’s place. The accused first sexually abused the younger one in front of her mother when she was in the fourth standard. The child said that her mother muted her when she cried. She said that she did not tell anyone about the incident as she was scared. Three weeks ago, the accused sexually abused the elder sister studying in plus two. When the elder sister narrated the incident to her sister, she in turn told the violence towards her.

The mother after separating from her husband was staying with his relative for the past six years. The children informed the incident to their father in order to escape from the hands of their mother and relative. After bringing home the children, he informed the Childline. The woman and the 52-year-old were arrested after imposing POCSO. The accused have confessed to the crime.