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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 08:21am |
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©The
Star (Used by permission)
KUANTAN: A tree cutter was sentenced to a maximum 20 years in jail and ordered
to be given 20 strokes of the rotan by a Sessions Court here for raping a
five-year-old girl.
K. Kamalason, 47, pleaded guilty to committing the offence at a Chinese
graveyard in Bukit Setongkol here about 6.45pm on Dec 25, 2006.
Sessions Judge Ahmad Zamzani Mohd Zain, who described the offence as serious,
cruel and inhuman, ordered the sentence to run from yesterday. The case was
supposed to be heard yesterday morning, when Kamalason decided to change his
plea.
In his submission, DPP Ahmad Fadhli Mahmud said the victim not only sustained
bodily harm but also suffered “very serious internal injuries”, involving her
uterus, intestines and private parts.
“She was also traumatised by the whole ordeal and may not be able to lead a
normal life.” He asked for the court to impose the maximum sentence, as the
victim was a young girl.
“How could he had done such a thing when he himself has two children?” he asked.
In mitigation, Kamalason, who represented himself in the hearing, asked for a
lighter sentence, saying he had a wife, a mother and two children aged two and
six to take care of.
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