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Aaron Bunch

Hospital rape charge dropped for victim's mental health

Rape charges against a 13-year-old were dropped over fears for his alleged victim's mental health. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A 13-year-old boy accused of raping a fellow patient in a West Australian hospital crawled into his alleged victim's room to avoid being spotted by night-shift nurses, court documents claim.

Prosecutors dropped the charges against the teen amid fears forcing his alleged victim, a 13-year-old girl, to give evidence about the incident at Perth Children's Hospital in January last year could worsen her mental health.

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