Police investigations continue in Mount Hagen following the recent abduction and sexual assault of a female minor from the Western Highlands Province.
Western Highlands Provincial Police Commander, Chief Inspector Jacob Kamiak said the incident took place at Kaiwe Buai Market, just outside of Mount Hagen, at around midday on the 15th of April 2021.
PPC Kamiak stated that the victim was forced into a 15 seater bus by an adult male known to her and taken to Banz, Jiwaka Province where he sexually assaulted the victim into the evening.
PPC Kamiak further added that the suspect is known to police and is expected to be apprehended and formally charged.