Man gets 48 years, 50 strokes for raping two underaged nieces

For raping his two underaged nieces, who were 15 and 16 years old in 2015, a man was sentenced to 48 years jail and 50 strokes of the rotan by the Kota Bharu Sessions Court today.

The 44-year-old accused changed his plea to guilty today to the five charges read out to him by the court interpreter before Judge Nazri Ismail.

On Dec 30, 2015, the former bulldozer driver, had pleaded not guilty when charged under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code.

According to the first and second charge, he was accused of raping his 16-year-old niece at a house in Pasir Puteh, between 7am and 8am in August and November 2015.

For the third, fourth and fifth charge, he was accused of raping another niece, aged 15, at the same place, between 7am and 8am in August, September and October 2015.

According to the facts of the case, the accused entered the first victim's room (aged 16) when no one was at home and forced her to have sex in August and November 2015.

The same incident befell the victim's sister (aged 15) in August, September and October 2015.

Both victims were threatened not to tell anyone about this and were forced to have sex.

If they were reluctant they were threatened that footage of their nude pictures would be circulated publicly.

For the first and the third charge, Nazri was sentenced to 12 years' jail with 20 strokes of the rotan.

As for the second, fourth and fifth he has to serve 12 years each with 10 strokes of the rotan.

The judge ordered the jail sentences to run consecutively from the date of his arrest on Dec 14, 2015.

Deputy public prosecutor Siti Hajar Alias appeared for the prosecution. -- Bernama