KOTA KINABALU: A 46-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane for raping his stepdaughter.
Sessions Court Judge Elsie Primus delivered the verdict after the prosecution successfully proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The conviction stems from an incident on Dec 30, 2021, when the man raped his then 11-year-old stepdaughter at a house in Inanam.
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The court also mandated three years of police supervision and rehabilitative counselling for the convicted man.
