Minor giving birth:Stepfather held

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:  The step father of a 13-year-old schoolgirl has been arrested in connection with her rape, giving birth to a baby boy at SAT Hospital on Monday last. The eighth-class student hailing from Kottarakkara in Kollam was hospitalised in an advanced stage of pregnancy with severe complications, on September 20 by her parents.

Police said the stepfather had threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anybody. Her mother said she came to know about the incident after six months of pregnancy. Though the parents were unwilling to file a police case in this regard, the hospital authorities informed the incident to the police after two-days of the delivery, citing the seriousness of the issue.