A teen girl was allegedly beaten to death by her stepfather who accused her of stealing his money.

According to reports, the incident happened on Tuesday in Nema Kunku and that the 50-year-old father was arrested after neighbours alerted police. 

The suspect, identified as Amadou Jallow, was reported to have asked the neighbours to help him buried the girl, Bintou Jallow, claiming that she had died of natural causes. 

They contacted police who quickly arrested the stepfather and launched a murder investigation. 

Meanwhile, the 14-year-old girl was buried on Wednesday (1 Jun) after a post-mortem examination.