THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a ghastly incident, a woman’s male friend sexually abused her 11-year-old daughter in the capital city. The child said that he abused her with the support of her mother. The child’s statement was during the counselling of her parents’ divorce. The Vanchiyoor police have registered a case as per the directive of the court. The incident happened under the jurisdiction of the Pothencode police station.

The child revealed about the abuse amidst the counselling of her parents’ divorce in the family court. The child revealed that she told her mother about the abuse but she asked her not to tell anyone. The child said that her mother invites her male friend home. The child said that she was abused when her father was not at home. The case will be handed over to Pothencode police. The woman’s male friend is the first accused in the case and her mother, the second accused.