The family of a six-year-old victim of alleged sexual assault are awaiting findings from a chemical examiner's report in a case which took place in Jamshoro on September 30, it was learnt on Saturday.

The case surfaced on social media earlier this week, following the hanging of six-year-old Zainab Amin's rapist and murderer, Imran Ali. In a tweet, a user demanded similar "attention, outrage and coverage" so the child could get justice.

Police had lodged a first information report (FIR) under Sections 511 and 376 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) against a young boy, who is alleged to have attempted to rape the minor girl. He was sent to jail after having been arrested in the FIR lodged on a complaint of the girl’s father, Imtiaz Hingoro.

“They are my neighbours and I had deep trust in them... yet this family has done this to us,” said Hingoro, who is an employee of a public sector university. “I was away from home when I was called by my wife to get back immediately. Upon reaching home I was told that this incident had happened,” he said.

Hingoro initially took the child to a female doctor who advised them to report the matter to police in view of the nature of the case. The suspect, whose father is a low-ranking policeman in Hyderabad, is currently in prison on judicial remand.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Jamshoro Suahee Aziz Talpur had conducted the initial investigations of the case and met the girl and her family. She has now been transferred to the central police office.

“When I was in Jamshoro we had sent samples taken from the girl and the boy for chemical examination,” she told Dawn, adding that a DNA test can also be done from the samples if deemed necessary.

Quoting the FIR, Talpur said it was a case of attempted rape. She further elaborated by saying that the doctor who examined the girl had stated that rape had not been committed because "had it happened the girl would have become unconscious and her survival might have been endangered as she was weak and only six years old".

Hingoro claimed that his daughter had identified the suspect at the police station during an informal parade in which four dummies were also presented.

“My daughter identified [the suspect] each time for having done this to her,” Hingoro said. He said he and the police are awaiting the results of the chemical examination which will be released on October 23.