A 16-YEAR-OLD Sigatoka student is in custody for allegedly trying to rape his 19-year-old bedridden cousin.
West police liaison officer Naina Ragigia said the incident happened last Friday.
Ms Ragigia said the victim's mother had gone to do the family laundry in a nearby creek while her father had gone to the farm.
"At around 9am, the father was returning from the farm when he heard noise coming from their house," she said.