Rise in rape cases involving underage girls, mostly due to grooming – Police
KUALA LUMPUR: Rape cases involving underage girls have increased in the last three years and police believe most of them began with grooming via social media, including chat applications like WhatsApp. Bukit Aman’s Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Division (D11) principal assistant director SAC Siti Kamsiah Hassan said most of the victims told police that […]
Father pleads guilty to rape, outraging modesty of teenage daughter
IPOH: An unemployed man pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here today for raping and outraging the modesty of his teenage daughter. Judge Norita Mohd Ardani set April 17 for sentencing of the 38-year-old man, who has six children. He was charged under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code with raping the 19-year-old victim […]
Unemployed gets 15 years jail, caning for raping friend’s daughter
KLANG: The Sessions Court today sentenced an unemployed man to 15 years jail and ordered him to be given three strokes of the cane after finding him guilty of raping his friend’s daughter last year. Judge Syafeera Mohd Said passed the sentence on Mohamad Zainol Hafiz Mohamad Azmi, 26, after finding that the defence had […]
Police officer charged with raping detainee
KUCHING: A police officer was charged in the Sessions Court here today with raping a female detainee in April last year. Junaidi, aged around 30, pleaded not guilty to the charge under Section 376(2)(f) of the Penal Code, read before Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman. According to the charge, he was accused of raping a 23-year-old […]
Elderly men prone to committing rape
HARARE: A large number of elderly men found in prison during the first quarter of the year had committed rape crimes, among other sexual offences, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). In its 2023 Quarterly Prison Admissions and Discharges Statistics from the beginning of the year to March, ZimStat said figures provided by […]
Two claim trial to raping same victim, 19
SIBU: A 76-year-old man claimed trial in the Sessions Court yesterday to a charge of raping a teenage girl. Jok Merang pleaded innocence to the charge when it was read and explained to him which he understood. The charge against him stated that he did commit rape on the victim, aged 19 then, at the […]
Foreigner jailed 15 years, 15 strokes for rape
KUCHING: A foreigner was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court for rape and sexual assault. The accused Mus, 40, from Sangat Raas, Indonesia raped and sexually assaulted a friend’s 14-year-old disabled daughter. As for the first charge, he was charged with raping an underage girl under […]
Minister wants prospective teachers to be thoroughly screened
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has called for immediate action on the rape case involving a teacher in Bintulu, and the detailed screening of prospective teachers before they are hired. The Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development revealed that the case involving the alleged rape and outraging of modesty of female students at […]
Police seek help to trace rape suspect
BINTULU: Police here are looking for a man named Tengku Nasrul Haizal Mohd Nasir believed to be involved in a rape case which was reported late last month. Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the suspect is a 33-year-old civil servant from Tumpat, Kelantan. “The suspect is a civil servant wanted to facilitate investigations […]
Rape cases on the rise in Kuching, despite district’s overall crime drop: Kuching OCPD
KUCHING: The district’s overall crime index from January to July this year, showed a decrease of 28.8 per cent compared to the same period last year. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said despite the decline, there were some categories that showed a significant increase in the same period. “They are rape, vehicle theft as well […]
