A four-year-old girl whose mother was thrown into a river in Thiruvananthapuram was brutally tortured by her relative. The child was tortured even the day before she was killed. The post-mortem report indicates that the wounds on the child's private parts are evidence of the accused's sexual perversions. After eight hours of interrogation, the child's close relative has confessed to the crime. The accused has confessed to sexually abusing the child more than ten times. He also lived near the child's house. He often brought the child to his house. The child often slept with him. He had been sexually abusing the child since he was two and a half years old. Since he was the child's close relative, he had the courage to believe that no one would suspect him. He also exploited the child's trust in him. The accused has told the police that he was hooked.