PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): An Arabic language teacher at a primary school has been sentenced to nine years’ jail and two strokes of the cane by the Special Courts for Sexual Crimes Against Children which found him guilty of sexual assault on a 10-year-old boy two years ago.
Judge Yong Zarida Sazali on Wednesday (Sept 30) meted out the sentence on Mohd Shahril Shaffie, 33, who was also called “ustaz” by his students after finding the defence failed to raise reasonable doubts against the prosecution case.
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