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New Straits Times
24-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Teen sent to Henry Gurney School for sexually assaulting minor
MUAR: The Sessions Court today ordered a teenage boy with a disability), who was charged with physical sexual assault against a female acquaintance on a motorcycle, to be detained at Henry Gurney School until he turns 21. The 18-year-old accused pleaded guilty after the charge was read to him by a court interpreter before judge Sayani Mohd Nor. He was ordered to begin serving the sentence today at Henry Gurney School in Telok Mas, Melaka, in accordance with Section 76 of the Child Act 2001 (Act 611). According to the charge, the teenager, who works at an orchard, committed the act against his 15-year-old acquaintance on a parked motorcycle by an irrigation canal in Tangkak around 3.15pm on May 25. The offence falls under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 for physical sexual assault, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment and whipping upon conviction. The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Othman Affan Ismail. The accused was unrepresented. The court also ordered the teen to be placed under police supervision for one year after completing his sentence.
New Straits Times
11-07-2025
- New Straits Times
19-year-old jailed 5 years for sexually assaulting sister
MUAR: A teenager was sentenced to five years in prison and two strokes of the cane by the Session's Court here today after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting his 14-year-old sister. The defendant, 19, who is unemployed, pleaded with journalists not to take pictures of him as he was led into the court. Judge Sayani Mohd Noor handed down the sentence following submissions from the prosecution, which emphasised the gravity of the offence. The defendant was convicted under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, read together with Section 16 of the act, which carries up to 20 years in jail and caning. According to the case facts, the offence occurred at a residence in Batu Pahat about 10am on July 4. The abuse came to light when the victim's mother took her to the hospital for treatment as she had bruises on her neck. Medical staff found that her injuries were consistent with abuse and lodged a police report. The court heard that the victim was using her phone in her bedroom when the defendant, who has a different father, entered and attempted to commit sexual assault. The victim thwarted the assault, then the defendant left the room. The prosecution was led by deputy public prosecutor Othman Affan Ismail. The accused was not represented. The court ordered the defendant to be placed under police supervision for one year after serving his sentence.
New Straits Times
26-06-2025
- New Straits Times
Father pleads guilty to raping two daughters for 11 years
MUAR: The suffering of two sisters who were victims of molest, rape, and sodomy by their biological father for the past 11 years ended when the man was sentenced to 124 years in prison and 92 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here today. A 44-year-old father of two siblings was sentenced after pleading guilty to all 14 charges presented to him by the interpreter in front of Judge Sayani Mohd Nor. The palm oil worker was sentenced to 21 years in prison and six strokes of the cane for the first to third charges of committing physical sexual abuse against a daughter who is now 16 years old. The act was committed against the victim since the age of five at his home in Batu Pahat during the day and night between the years 2014 and 2022. For this charge, he was prosecuted under Section 14 (a) and (d), the Sexual Offences Against Children Act (Soaca) 2017. For the fourth to fourteenth charges, he was accused of raping, sodomising, and committing physical sexual assault against his eldest child, who is now 17 years old, in various locations including a hut in an oil palm plantation and a store between the years 2014 and May 2025. The charges were brought under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code, Section 14(d), and Section 377C of the same code, amounting to a total sentence of 103 years in prison and 86 strokes of the rotan. However, the court ordered that the sentences under Section 376(3) and Sections 14(a) and 14(d) run concurrently, while the additional sentence under Section 16 would begin after the first term is served. As a result, the accused will serve a total of 22 years in prison and receive 24 strokes, which is the maximum allowed under Section 288 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Based on the facts of the case, a police report was made after the victim's mother, who is also the defendant's wife, was called by the school due to the declining performance of both of her children. Both defendants then told their teacher and mother that they had been raped, sodomised, and molested by their father since they were five and six years old. Preliminary police investigations found that the incident occurred while both victims were at home and in the palm oil plantation hut, with the accused committing the act without the victims' consent. In fact, one of the victims almost fainted and had difficulty breathing after being raped by the accused, despite pleading multiple times, but the man ignored them. Even more cruel, the victim also experienced bleeding and was ordered not to tell anyone, including her mother, if she didn't want anything to happen to her. The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor, Othman Affan Ismail, while the accused was not represented by a lawyer. The court also ordered the accused to undergo police supervision for two years upon completion of the sentence in accordance with Section 27 of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.
New Straits Times
13-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Father of 2 ordered to enter defence over child sexual assault charge
MUAR: The Magistrate's Court here today ordered a highway maintenance worker to enter his defence over allegations of sexually assaulting a child under his wife's care two years ago. The 42-year-old father of two, was charged under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. He pleaded not guilty. Magistrate Sayani Mohd Nor made the ruling after finding that the prosecution, led by Othman Affan Ismail, had successfully established a prima facie case against the accused. "In delivering the decision, the court considered witness testimonies, documentary evidence, and submissions from both parties. "After thorough evaluation, the court finds that the prosecution has established a prima facie case. "The accused is now given three options: to make a sworn statement from the witness box, make an unsworn statement from the dock, or remain silent," said Sayani. Defence counsel Syafie Naim, from the National Legal Aid Foundation, said his client had chosen to give a sworn statement from the witness box and would call one witness during the defence stage on June 16. The man is accused of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl who was under the care of his wife while the child's parents were at work. He was accused of committing the act at a house in Simpang Renggam, Kluang between 11am and 6.45pm, on Sept 19, 2023. He is currently detained at the Muar Correctional Centre after failing to post the RM10,000 bail set by the court.
