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Lorry driver gets 20 years' jail, 20 strokes of rotan for raping daughter
A 37-year-old lorry driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 20 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to two charges of raping his daughter. (Reuters pic)
PETALING JAYA : A lorry driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 20 strokes of the cane by the Klang sessions court today after he pleaded guilty to two counts of raping his daughter.
The victim was 10 and 11 years old at the time of the incidents in November 2024 and May this year, reported Berita Harian.
The court also ordered the 37-year-old man to undergo counselling and be placed under police supervision for two years after serving his prison term.
The sentence was handed down by judge Siti Aminah Ghazali, who sentenced the man to 10 years in prison and 10 strokes of the rotan for each charge, with the jail terms to run concurrently from the date of his arrest on June 14.
The charges were framed under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code, which provides for imprisonment of up to 30 years and 10 strokes of the cane upon conviction.
The accused, who was not represented by a lawyer, pleaded for a reduced sentence, saying that he wanted to change and continue supporting his two children and wife.
'I deeply regret my actions and have repented. I will never do it again. I hope the court will hear what I have to say and reduce my sentence,' he said.
However, deputy public prosecutor Nurul Jannah Aimi urged the court to impose a deterrent sentence, stressing the seriousness of the offence and the rising number of child sexual abuse cases in Selangor.
'As the biological father, the accused had a duty to care for and raise the victim (his daughter), but he betrayed that trust through his vile actions,' she said.
