Muar Father Of 6 Pleads Guilty To Threatening & Raping His 13-Year-Old Stepdaughter
He committed the heinous crime while the victim was asleep in the living room.
Cover image via Alias Abd Rani/New Straits TimesA 32-year-old man has pleaded guilty to threatening and raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter at their home in Johor earlier this month
According to the New Straits Times, the accused, a noodle maker expecting his seventh child, admitted to the charge read out by an interpreter before Judge Sayani Mohd Nor.
He committed the heinous crime between 2am and 4pm on 6 April in Tangkak, while the victim was asleep in the living room. The accused approached her after returning from work.
He reportedly coerced his stepdaughter's into the act despite her resistance.
He also threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone, including her mother.
The victim had reported the assault to her school teacher
A police report was subsequently lodged at the Ledang police station on 15 April, leading to the stepfather's arrest the same day, reported the English daily.
Following his guilty plea, he was sentenced by the Sessions Court to 10 years' jail and 10 strokes of the cane.
The court also ordered the accused to undergo counselling during his imprisonment and to be placed under police supervision for one year after his release.
The prosecution was handled by deputy public prosecutor Othman Affan Ismail, while the defendant did not have legal representation.
Image via Alias Abd Rani/New Straits Times
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