A 29-year old male has raped an 85-year old woman in Osun State.
The man, Kehinde Ariyo has been arrested by the State Police Command in Ilesa where the crime was carried out.
This was disclosed to newsmen in Osogbo, by the Police Commissioner in the state Mr Fimihan Adeoye.
Adeoye said the incident happened at Ogudu area in Ilesa, where the suspect forcefully had carnal knowledge of the old woman after gaining access to her residence around 11 pm on Oct. 27.
The elderly woman was said to have sustained several injuries whilst being raped and eventually passed out.
She was revived at the hospital where she was treated.
According to the Commissioner, the suspect lives in the same area where the victim resides and had gone on errands for the old woman severally in the past.
“The woman passed out during the rape, but came back to life after some hours, the suspect was arrested the next day.
“This is the height of wickedness in our society. The boy injured the woman in the process, but she has been treated “, Adeoye said.
The rapist admitted to the crime claiming to be drunk at the time.
“Mama asked me to sleep on a couch in the passage. I was already drunk and did not know what happened afterwards,” he claimed.