Court of Appeal reinstates eight-year jail term for man who sexually assaulted child

PUTRAJAYA: A factory operator was given a jail sentence of eight years and ordered to be whipped five times for sexually assaulting a three-year-old child his mother was babysitting in 2017.

This followed a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Datuk Hanipah Farikullah today to overturn a High Court’s decision which acquitted and discharged Adam Hassan from the offence.