Shop assistant remanded for allegedly molesting stepdaughter


MELAKA: A 41-year-old shop assistant has been remanded for five days at the Magistrate’s Court in Ayer Keroh here for allegedly outraging the modesty of his teenage stepdaughter at her home.

 The remand order until next Monday (Aug 18) was issued by magistrate N. Sivashangari on Thursday to assist investigations under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

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