Roti canai seller jailed 3 years, ordered caned for molesting girl

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SIBU: A ‘roti canai’ seller was sentenced yesterday to three years’ jail and two strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to child molestation.

Mohammad Syukri Omarhan, 32, was sentenced under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences against Children Act 2017, punishable under Section 14 of the same Act, and could have been jailed for up to 20 years.

The Sessions Court was told that the victim, aged five years and eight months, was being bathed by her aunt on May 18 when she complained of pain in her private part.

Upon being told by the girl that someone had touched her private part at home a day earlier, the aunt lodged a police report which led to Mohammad Syukri’s arrest the next day.

It was revealed that Mohammad Syukri, who worked for the girl’s father, had molested the child while she was bathing upon her return from school.

In mitigation, he told the court that he was sorry for his action and said he had to not only support his parents, but also two younger siblings who refused to work.

He also said he is unmarried and has 16 siblings.