Police in Santa Flora are investigating a report of sexual assault made by a 22-year-old woman against a 15-year-old relative.

The incident allegedly occurred at the woman’s home in Siparia in the early hours of Tuesday. She told investigators that the teenager, who occasionally visits the household, asked to share her bed. She reported being awakened about an hour later to find him sexually assaulting her.

The matter was reported to the Santa Flora Police Station later that morning. Officers escorted the woman to the Siparia District Health Facility, where she was medically examined.