Bau police chief DSP Mohd Haide A. Rahman said the girl returned to her family home in Padawan at about 5.30pm on February 17 after a police report was lodged regarding her disappearance.

Following this, he said the victim’s family lodged another police report alleging that the girl had been raped by her boyfriend.

Acting on the report, police arrested the boyfriend, 19, to assist in the investigation.

Police have classified the case as rape under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code. — The Borneo Post