42-Year-Old Sentenced To 14 Years In Jail For Raping His 68-Year-Old Mother-In-Law
A father of eight children who raped his 68-year-old mother-in-law was sentenced to 14 years’ jail in addition to 10 strokes of rotan by the Sessions Court on 22 August 2014
By Sadho Ram — 23 Aug 2014, 02:54 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
On 22 August, Mohammad Abdullah, who raped his mother-in-law, pleaded guilty to the crime at the Sessions Court
Mohammad Abdullah pleaded guilty to the felony charge framed under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code.
Image via theborneopost.comThe crime happened on 15 August at about 4pm when Mohammad approached his mother-in-law, a 68-year-old woman, who was sitting on the mattress in the guest room of her house in Jalan Oya
At the time of the crime, the victim was alone on a sofa in the sitting room of their house at Kampung Jeriah. The accused showed up and pushed the victim to the floor while under the influence of drugs.
thestar.com.myAfter pushing her down, he then rolled out the victim’s clothing before having sexual intercourse with her. At that time, the victim tried to scream for help but her mouth was covered with a blanket. Moments after raping the victim, the accused entered the bathroom before leaving the house.
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The next day at about 7am, the victim related the incident to her daughter, Mohammad's wife
Her daughter advised her to lodge a police report which was subsequently made the following day.
The victim was referred to Sibu Hospital for medical check-up on the same day.
Following a police report lodged by his wife, the man, who works as an assistant at an Internet gambling centre at Taman Permai, was arrested at their house at 2pm on Aug 17.
thestar.com.myThe accused was charged for rape under Section 376(3) of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail sentence not less than eight years, and was liable to 10 strokes of the rotan
Investigation revealed that he had indeed raped the victim. In mitigation, Mohammad who was unrepresented, pleaded for leniency, saying this was his first offence and he is married with eight children. In passing sentence, Judge Indra Ayub took into the account of the seriousness of the offence committed.
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