TAWAU: Two boys were charged with the gang rape a 12-year-old girl at a farm, here.
However, no plea was taken from them after the charge was read to them before Tawau Court Assistant Registrar Mohd Afiz Huzairi Ayob, who sat as Magistrate.
The boys aged 13 and 14, are accused of taking turn to rape the girl at the farm behind a house in Jalan Utara, here at 9.40pm on Sept 26 this year.
The offence under Section 376(2)(e)/34 of the Penal Code carries a jail term of between 10 and 30 years, and whipping, on conviction.
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Deputy Public Prosecutor Batrisyia Mohd Khusri appeared for the prosecution while the boys were not represented.
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