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Girl, 10, gives birth after complaining of stomach ache

A 10-year-old girl has given birth just hours after complaining of a stomach ache.

The Daily Mail reported that teachers at the child's school in Brazil took her to hospital where doctors told them she was in labor.

Local media reported the child was two months premature but the birth went ahead normally.

At first the girl told her parents she had no idea how she got pregnant but later confessed to her mother that she was being abused by her stepfather.

Police chief Castro told the Daily Mail that her mother hadn't noticed her growing belly.

"The mother alleges that she, along with other family members, hadn't noticed, taking into consideration the child's small frame," he said.

The girl told police her stepfather had threatened to kill her family if she talked about the abuse.

The stepfather has since been charged with rape.