Kuching court sentences Serian man who raped 15-year-old neighbour to 30 years’ jail, 18 lashes

Kuching court sentences Serian man who raped 15-year-old neighbour to 30 years’ jail, 18 lashes

KUCHING, June 26 — The Sessions Court here has sentenced a 28-year-old man to a total of 30 years in prison and 18 strokes of the rotan for statutory rape.Judge Iris Awen Jon convicted the man on his guilty plea to three charges under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum 20-year jail term and caning upon conviction.The court sentenced him to 10 years behind bars and six strokes of the cane for each charge, with the sentences…

Serian man who raped 15-year-old neighbour gets 30 years’ jail, 18 lashes

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram The accused is escorted from the courtroom after proceedings. KUCHING (June 26): The Sessions Court here has sentenced a 28-year-old man to a total of 30 years in prison and 18 strokes of the rotan for statutory rape. Judge Iris Awen Jon convicted the man on his guilty plea to three charges under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, which carries a maximum 20-year jail term and caning upon convict…