Trader who raped cousin gets 15 years jail, nine strokes of rotan


PUTRAJAYA: A trader was sentenced to 15 years in prison and given nine strokes of the rotan by the Court of Appeal for raping, committing unnatural sex and sexually assaulting his 13-year-old cousin two years ago.

A three-member bench led by Judge Datuk Seri Kamaludin Md Said made the unanimous decision on Wednesday (Feb 8) after allowing the appeal of the 30-year-old man to reduce a 20-year prison sentence and 14 strokes of the rotan imposed on him by the Sessions Court.

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