KUCHING, Oct 28: A 29-year-old soldier with the rank of lance corporal will spend 18 years behind bars and receive 14 strokes of the rotan for raping his wife’s 12-year-old niece.
Session Court Judge Iris Awen Jon found the lance corporal guilty on two counts under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, which provides for up to 20 years’ imprisonment and whipping.
He was handed 16 years and six strokes on the first count, and 18 years and eight strokes on the second. Both jail terms are to run concurrently from Sept 20, 2024, the date he was remanded.
The judge found that the prosecution had established its case beyond reasonable doubt.
