Tawau father jailed 13 years after killing man linked by DNA evidence to daughter’s alleged rape
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — An Indonesian father of six has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for causing the death o...
A Tawau father has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for causing the death of a man whose DNA was found on his daughter's fingernails and underwear after she claimed he had raped her. The 30-year-old Indonesian man pleaded guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder at the High Court in Tawau. Initially charged with murder, the charge was later reduced to one under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code.
The incident occurred in August 2024 when the girl, then 12, told her mother that the victim had raped her. The accused, armed with a parang, pursued the victim to a chicken coop and slashed him several times, leading to the victim's death between 7:30 pm on August 31 and noon on August 32. Forensic tests confirmed the victim's DNA on the girl's fingernail clippings and semen found on her underwear.
The accused was arrested at his home on September 2, 2024, and a parang used in the attack was seized.
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