KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Police arrested a 45-year-old businessman for allegedly raping his daughter numerous times at their home here since early this year.
Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Farouk Eshak said the rape incident had come to light after the police detained the victim at Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) on Nov 1.
"The teenager was actually detained for attempting to leave the city, which is currently under the conditional movement control order (MCO), without a travel permit.
"Upon questioning, we got to know of the matter and that the victim was actually attempting to escape to her mother's home in Kedah, ” he told a press conference at the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters here Friday (Nov 6).
Detailing the incident, ACP Farouk said the victim was allegedly raped by the father every week since February.
"Due to the father's vile actions, the victim had tried to commit suicide by drinking liquid detergent in June... she is suffering from depression and is traumatised by the incident, ” he said, adding that the girl is the suspect's child from a previous marriage.
He said the girl has been living in the suspect's custody since September 2019 along with his second wife and her four children.
ACP Farouk said the suspect had a prior criminal record with one count of rape and incest in 2004, where he had attempted to force himself on his then sister-in-law.
He said that the suspect was arrested on Nov 2 at his home and has been in remand since then for investigations under Section 376B of the Penal Code for incest, which carries a prison sentence up to 20 years and whipping upon conviction. - Bernama
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