Senior citizen gets 10 years jail for sexual assault of minor


KLANG: A senior citizen was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday (Dec 27) after he was found guilty of physical sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl by kissing her on the mouth, two years ago.

Judge Syafeera Mohd Said meted out the sentence on Zakaria Kamaludin, 67, after finding the defence had failed to raise reasonable doubts on the case at the end of the defence case.

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