Sabah man gets 16 years, 10 strokes for raping daughter over eight-year period; court confirms DNA link to victim's child
The 64-year-old accused had raped the victim until she was 16. She is now 26 and the child resulted from the rape is now aged 10.
The accused pleaded guilty before judge Amir Shah Amir Hassan to committing the offence at the end of 2014 at an unnumbered house in Tuaran.
He was convicted under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code which carries a jail term of up to 30 years and whipping, upon conviction.
The court heard that he victim lodged a police report on February 4 which led to the arrest of the accused on the same day.
A DNA test result revealed the accused is the biological father of the victim's child.
The accused was unrepresented. — The Borneo Post
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