After years of sexual abuse by stepfather from hell...
After years of sexual abuse by stepfather from hell...A nine-year-old girl pregnant after years of alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather is likely to abort twins she is carrying in a case that has shocked Brazil, reports in Sao Paulo said.
The girl, who was not identified because she is a minor, was found to be four months pregnant after being taken to hospital suffering stomach pains. She is now being cared for by a medical and psychological team in the Maternal-Child Institute in the northern city of Recife.
"We don't know if she will develop the pregnancy up to the end because of the structure of her body. It is a big risk for her... She doesn't have a pelvis able to support a gestation of twins," said the doctor who confirmed her pregnancy.
Abortion is illegal in Brazil except in cases of rape or if the woman's health is in danger.
According to the police, the 23-year-old stepfather was believed to have abused the girl since she was aged six, paying her one Brazilian real (about Rs 21) for each sexual relation. He also allegedly abused her physically handicapped 14-year-old sister.
He was arrested on Thursd-ay and is being kept in protect- ive custody.
