Illegal gets 28 years’ jail plus 22 strokes

1 Jul 2022 • 10:01 AM MYT
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TAWAU: A 22-year-old illegal immigrant who abducted, caused grievous hurt to a seven-year-old girl and later raped her while she had already fainted, was sentenced to a total of 28 years’ jail and ordered given 22 strokes of the cane.

High Court Deputy Registrar Amir Shah Amir Hassan, who sat as Sessions Court judge, meted out the sentence to Mohamad Tahir Abraham after he pleaded guilty to three charges against him.