KUALA LUMPUR: A father who raped and tortured his 16-year-old daughter every day from Aug 27 to Sept 7 has been sentenced to 80 years’ jail and 110 strokes of the rotan by the sessions court here today.
The 38-year-old man, who was clad in red jail attire, appeared shocked upon hearing the sentences handed down on him for 11 counts of rape and one count of forcing his daughter to perform oral sex on him.
In sentencing, judge Datin M. Kunasundary said the court will never forgive what the accused did to his own daughter and that the “putrid act” should never be committed by any person who is called a 'father'.
"Rape is a wrong and shameful act. Moreover, the victim was your own daughter whom you should have protected and cared for.
"Your sickening act will haunt the victim forever. The court cannot imagine the trauma the victim (went) through while you were with her," the judge said.
For the first three case files, which comprised three rape charges, the court ordered 20 years’ jail and 10 strokes of the rotan for each charge.
For the fourth case file, containing two rape charges and a charge for oral sex, the accused was also ordered to serve 20 years’ jail and 10 strokes of the rotan for the rape charges and 12 years’ jail for the oral sex charge.
The court ordered that the jail sentences for each separate file to run concurrently from the date of the accused's arrest on Sept 19.
The accused committed the offence at a premise located at Lorong Haji Taib in Dang Wangi here from Aug 27 to Sept 7.
In mitigating for leniency, the accused said he is an orphan who did not have a family since he was 13 years old, and had to live on the streets collecting trash for a living.
"My parents passed away when I was 13 years old and I had to live on my own since then. I worked with two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) giving out food to homeless people around the city centre and earned RM34 per day.
"I regret what I did and plead for my sentences to run concurrently," he said while holding back tears.
Deputy public prosecutor Liyana Zawani Mohd Radzi urged for deterrence in sentencing, saying that the accused had raped his own daughter.
"He is now serving eight months’ jail for an offence of causing hurt to the same person.
"In this case, he raped his own daughter and the incident occurred every day. The victim was physically and mentally hurt as a result of the accused's act," she said.
Liyana added that the accused's daughter came to the city looking for him, hoping to further her studies at school, but her visit turned into a nightmare when she was repeatedly raped and assaulted by her own father.