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Florence Iaurel's body was found by her uncle near a creek 30 minutes from the family home on the island of Tanna.
It is alleged the six-year-old was abducted, raped and then brutally murdered.
Although the full coroner's report has not been released police confirmed Florence died from multiple injuries to her body.
The victim's family is now calling for capital punishment, abolished by Vanuatu in 1980, to be re-introduced for such crimes.
The chief executive of the Vanuatu National Council of Women, Leias Cullwick, fully supports the family saying serious deterrents for such crime are long over due.
"The country needs to have a death penalty because now the issue sort of happen recently with very innocent young children. It is just not acceptable. We have discussed these issues as well and being a Christian country it doesn't give you a right to go killing anybody so we need to have a deterrent in place to make sure that people's lives and their livelihoods is respected."
The Chairperson of the Vanuatu Christian Council Pastor Allen Nafuki says he will be calling a meeting to discuss the issue this week but says he personally feels there is no place for capital punishment in Vanuatu.
"Like in the Christian perspective and also Kastom perspective we are not allowed. We are saying no, no to capital punishment. So this will be picked up by the government but as far as I understand people are not in favour, even the chiefs of these islands and our custom leaders do not recognise that."
The chairperson of Vanuatu Women Against Crime and Corruption Jenny Ligo says Vanuatu needs stricter enforcement of existing laws.
"The parents their child is dead so they have a right to make that call and it is upon the decision makers now to do what they feel is better for Vanuatu. I think women of Vanuatu we would like our lawmakers to do the right thing. They have to make sure that our laws are enforced to make sure that Vanuatu is safe.".
A man has been charged over the killing and he is being held in police custody.