Man jailed 10 years, six strokes over sexual offences against teenage girlfriend
KOTA KINABALU: A man who checked into a motel twice with his teenage girlfriend was sentenced to 10 years in jail and six strokes of the rotan for raping and sexually assaulting the girl.
Mohd Ashriff Haikal Samlli, a 24-year-old man, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail and six strokes of the rotan for raping and sexually assaulting his teenage girlfriend, who was 15 at the time. The sessions court judge handed down the sentences after Mohd Ashriff pleaded guilty to all four charges.
In the first incident, Mohd Ashriff raped the girl aged 15 and seven months in a motel room in Sipitang on January 23. He was also convicted of raping her again at the same motel on March 24. The third charge involved sexually assaulting the girl at the motel on January 23, while the fourth charge was for the same offence on March 24. All the jail terms will run concurrently, meaning Mohd Ashriff will serve a total of 10 years in prison, not 32 years, and receive six strokes of the rotan.
The girl's mother discovered the sexual assault after noticing a red mark on her neck when the girl returned home. A police report was filed, and the girl later disclosed having sexual intercourse with Mohd Ashriff, her boyfriend. A specialist confirmed old tears in her hymen and bruising on her neck, indicating the severity of the abuse.
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