Kota Kinabalu: The Sessions Court fixed Feb 5 this year for pre-trial case management of the case involving a 25-year-old car washer charged with raping his niece.
Judge Elsie set the date for the man who maintained his innocent plea when his case was brought for mention to update the status whether the man had already engaged a counsel to represent him during trial.
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The man is accused of raping the 14-year-old girl between 10am and 5am in May 2023 in a house in Sipitang.
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Pending the date, the man was ordered remanded further.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Deputy Public Prosecutor Sofia Sawayan appeared for the prosecution.