禽獸! 印度一8個月大女嬰遭28歲堂兄強姦!

An eight-month-old baby girl has been raped, allegedly by her cousin, in the Indian capital Delhi.

近日，一名八個月大的女嬰據稱被她的堂兄在印度首都德里強姦。

Police say she is in a critical condition after being admitted to hospital. They have arrested the 28-year-old cousin.

警方表示，該女嬰入院後情況危急。他們已經逮捕了這位二十八歲的堂兄。

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who visited the girl, described her injuries as "horrific".

德里婦女事務委員會主席斯瓦蒂·馬利瓦爾前去探望了這位女嬰，她形容女嬰的傷勢“令人恐懼”。

Ms Maliwal tweeted that the baby had undergone a three-hour operation and that her cries could be heard in the hospital.

馬利瓦爾女士發推稱，這名嬰兒經歷了三個小時的手術，她的哭聲迴盪在整個醫院。

This distressing case of assault on an infant has shocked India and made National headlines. The extent of her injuries has horrified many and prompted them to wonder whether we have reached a new low.

這起令人不安的襲嬰事件震驚了印度，併成爲全國的頭條新聞。她受傷的程度令很多人感到震驚，並使人們懷疑他們是否達到了一個新的底線。

But a look at the statistics, compiled by the government, shows that such crimes are not uncommon. And worryingly, their numbers are rising rapidly.

但從政府統計的數據來看，這樣的犯罪行爲並不罕見。而令人擔憂的是，這些數字正在迅速上升。

According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data, 2016 saw 19,765 cases of child rape being registered in India - a rise of 82% from 2015 when 10,854 cases were recorded.

根據最新的國家犯罪記錄局的數據顯示，2016年印度有19765起兒童強姦案件，比2015年的10854起上升了82%。