Rapist dad sentenced to 33 years in jail plus caning (Shah Alam, Malaysia)

UNNAMED DAD and no mention of a mother in the home.

INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/21/courts/10309123&sec=courts

Saturday January 21, 2012
Rapist dad sentenced to 33 years in jail and rotan

SHAH ALAM: A father of three who raped his 11-year-old daughter has been jailed a total of 33 years and ordered to be caned 30 times.

The 33-year-old factory worker was found guilty of three counts of raping the girl at a house in Taman Bukit Beruntung on April 14, 15 and 17, 2010.

Session Court judge Slamat Yahya in his ruling said the accused had never denied his presence in the house during the alleged incidents.

“The court finds the victim a credible witness and (who) has no reason to create stories against the accused,” he said here yesterday.

Earlier DPP Siti Syakimah Ibrahim asked the court to mete out a harsh punishment as incest was a serious crime.

“The offence not only humiliates the family but the community as well.

“The court must consider the victim who is traumatised by this episode and how it can ruin her future.

“As a father, the accused should be responsible in protecting the child,” she said.

The accused, who was unrepresented, said that he was innocent and pleaded for a lenient sentence if the court wanted to punish him.

Slamat then sentenced the accused to eight, 10 and 15 years jail for the first, second and third counts respectively.

He also sentenced the accused to 10 whippings for each count.

The jail term is to run concurrently.