Manager in teen rape case ordered to enter defence


KOTA KINABALU: A 40-year-old restaurant manager, who raped a 13-year-old schoolgirl and later married her in an apparent bid to get the rape charges dropped, has been told to enter his defence.

Sessions Court judge Ummu Kalthom Samad ruled that there was a prima facie case against Riduan Masmud (pic) after taking into consideration all the evidence given throughout the trial.

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