36 years, 20 strokes for raping two daughters

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The rapist father being led away by police after he was sentenced yesterday.

TAWAU: A 51-year-old local man was sentenced to a total of 36 years in jail and twenty strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here yesterday for raping his two daughters.

Judge Amelati Parnell meted out the sentence on the accused who pleaded guilty to two charges under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code which carry imprisonment of not less than eight years and not more than 30 years and whipping of not less than 10 strokes.

The first charge was he raped his youngest daughter on March 22 between 12.30pm to 3pm in a room at a wooden house at Kampung Kurnia Jaya, Mile 4, Apas Road.

The second charge was he raped his elder daughter on March 23 at about 12.05am inside a room of a wooden house at Kampung Kurnia Jaya, Mile 4, Apas Road.

Prosecuting officer Kamalia Yahdi told the court that the youngest daughter was left alone with the father after she returned from school that day and after taking her bath, she was asked to massage the accused legs before being told to go into a room where she was raped by the accused.

She said on March 23 at about 3.20pm when the accused was detained, investigating officer Inspector Nur Intan Jamrin found out that the eldest sister was also raped by the accused. The victim was asleep in the living room and was told to go inside a room by the accused where he raped her.