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Man charged with raping underage teen at swiftlet birdhouse in Niah
Photo shows the Miri Court Complex. — Photo by Jenifer Laeng
MIRI (July 24): A man was charged in the Magistrates' Court here today with three counts of raping an underage teenage girl at a swiftlet birdhouse near Niah this month.
No plea was recorded from Pui Yong Fock, 31, who nodded in understanding after the charges under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code were read to him in Mandarin by a court interpreter.
The Section provides for up to 20 years' imprisonment and whipping, upon conviction.
Pui, from Sungai Rait, Jalan Bakam, was charged with committing the offence against a 15-year-old girl on July 12, July 16, and July 17, each at around 1am at the same location along Jalan Niah-Bintulu.
Magistrate Ashok Linggam set Aug 19 for further mention of the case at the Sessions Court following an application by deputy public prosecutor Muhammad Asymawi Ghazali.
The court also denied the accused bail and ordered him to be further remanded pending the date.
