Man gets 28 years, 10 lashes for impregnating daughter

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KOTA KINABALU: A 47-year-old man was sentenced to 28 years in jail and 10 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court here yesterday for raping his teenage daughter, who gave birth to a baby girl in January this year.

Judge Noor Hafizah Mohd Salim imposed the sentence on the man after he pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code.

The indictment carries a jail term of up to 30 years and whipping, upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Nur Faezah Jafry told the court that the victim lodged a police report in April 2018 that she was raped by her father at their house in Papar.

Then in August 2018, she was confirmed pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl in January this year.

The victim also claimed in her report that the accused had been raping her repeatedly
and that the accused threatened her not to tell anyone about the rape.

Upon investigation, blood samples of the accused, the victim and the infant were sent for DNA check and the result showed that the accused and the victim are the baby’s biological parents.

In pleading for a lenient sentence, the unrepresented accused said that he has many dependents to support.

In reply, Nur Faezah urged the court to give a deterrent sentence to the accused taking into account that he had committed a serious offence.