• Sakshi Gupta

Child sexual abuse is a common and a serious public health problem in every society. It not only leaves a permanent scar on the mind and the body of the victim, but also puts her entire family into shame and humiliation. The majority of sexual assault cases are never reported to avoid social stigma and the number of reported sexual assault is the only tip of the iceberg. We present a case of a victim who died from smothering after sexual assault, sustained lacerated injury over the posterior wall of the vagina at its lower part including perineum, hymen and labia minora of both sides. There were multiple injuries all over the body. We attempt to highlight a case of rape murder complex, which is of rare occurrence in the semiurban regions of West Bengal, India.

: Child sexual abuse, rape, death penalty

"DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; SUSTAINABILITY IN TODAY’S ERA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.593-604, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907K91.pdf

"DEATH PENALTY FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; SUSTAINABILITY IN TODAY’S ERA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp593-604, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907K91.pdf