The accused (left) was brought before the Sessions Court and the Magistrate's Court in Kuala Terengganu on Monday.
June 12, 2023
The accused (left) was brought before the Sessions Court and the Magistrate's Court in Kuala Terengganu on Monday.
KUALA TERENGGANU: A laborer pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Monday to seven charges of raping and beating his three children in incidents between October 2022 and May this year.
The 38-year-old accused made a confession after the charges against him were read before Judge Nooriah Osman.
According to the first charge, the accused is accused of having sex with his 12-year-old child at a house in Batu Rakit, Kuala Nerus at about 12pm to 1pm in March last year.
For the second charge, the accused is accused of committing the same act on the victim at about 11 am at the same location and date.
For the third charge, the accused is accused of repeating the same act on the victim between 10 and 11 am in December 2022 at the same location.
The accused is accused of committing an offense under Section 377CA of the Penal Code which carries a prison sentence of not less than eight years and not more than 30 years and caning.
The accused also faced allegations of raping his 13-year-old child between 2 and 3 pm at the same location between October and November last year.
He is also accused of repeating the same act against the victim between 2pm in May this year at the same location.
The man was charged under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code which carries a prison sentence of up to 30 years and is subject to whipping of not less than 10 lashes, if convicted.
In addition, the accused faces two more charges of sodomy under Section 377C of the Penal Code against another of his nine-year-old child.
The act was allegedly committed between 10pm and 6am in February 2022 and around 1pm last March at the same location.
As soon as the accused's plea of not guilty was recorded, the court set July 12 as the date for the re-mention of the case and did not allow the accused to be granted bail.
The case was handled by the Deputy Public Prosecutor, Intan Nor Hilwani Mat Rifin while the accused was not represented by a lawyer.
Meanwhile, in a separate proceeding, the accused faced a charge of beating his 30-year-old wife with a frying pan at the Magistrate's Court, here.
The act was allegedly carried out at their home in Batu Rakit, Kuala Nerus because his wife did not cook breakfast.
The accused is charged under Section 323 of the Penal Code which carries a maximum prison sentence of one year or a fine of RM2,000 or both.
Magistrate Mazrinie Mahmud did not allow the accused to be released on bail and fixed July 12 for the re-mention of the case.
