Brave girl, 10, sends child rapist to jail after drawing a chilling sketch of her attack that shows her being stripped while holding balloons
THE victim's perverted uncle was convicted after the Delhi judge saw what the schoolgirl had drawn during court proceedings
A BRAVE ten-year-old girl sent her rapist to jail after a picture she had drawn of herself without her clothes on was used as evidence in court.
Her perverted uncle was convicted after the judge saw the black-and-white sketch the schoolgirl had drawn with crayons to distract herself during court proceedings.
It showed the youngster in an abandoned house, with her dress removed, holding a bunch of balloons.
The sex attacker, 45, had told the court, in the Indian capital of Delhi, that the youngster was an unreliable witness who had been "tutored" to testify against him.
But Judge Vinod Yadav said the sketch showed the lasting impact of the attack on her young mind and ruled that she was fit to give evidence.
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The pervert uncle was then convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to five years in jail.
Speaking after the case the girl’s counsellor Uzma Pravin said: "Her drawings revealed a lot about her. There was always something in it.
"Most children can't express themselves. However, if we try to look at their drawings, we can understand them."
The unnamed girl moved in with her aunt and uncle after her mother died and her father abandoned her.
Her uncle - who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity - began sexually abusing her. She tried to tell her aunt what was happening but she would not listen.
One day the little girl ran away from home and was found on a bus, alone and crying.
She refused to say a word to the conductor, who handed her over to the police. Officers then arranged for specialist counsellors to help.
Uzma said the girl slowly began opening up to them and explaining what had happened.
She gave the little girl a sheet of paper and crayons during the court proceedings, to make her feel less nervous and keep her occupied.
But when the girl showed the sketch to Uzma, she knew she had to hand it over to the judge.
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