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Man sentenced to life for raping child in Tunis

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The Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a child with a mental disability and attempting premeditated murder. The accused had tried to conceal the crime by making the victim drink rat poison, according to Business News.

The criminal chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Wednesday 28 October 2026 for the rape of a minor with a mental disability and attempted premeditated murder, according to Business News.

The accused allegedly lured the child to an unknown location before sexually assaulting them, then tried to kill them by making them drink juice containing rat poison. Security investigations led to his arrest before he appeared in court, according to Business News.

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