Court of Appeal upholds acquittal of man accused of performing oral sex on boy


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Court of Appeal here on Thursday (Jan 9) upheld the acquittal of a shipping clerk who was accused of performing oral sex and fondling a six-year-old boy's privates in 2012.

A three-member bench comprising Datuk Hanipah Farikullah, Datuk Hadhariah Syed Ismail and Datuk Abu Bakar Jais unanimously dismissed the prosecution's appeal and upheld the decisions of the Magistrate and the High Court to acquit Azri Othman.

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