SARIKEI: A 38-year-old man had been taken into police custody for allegedly raping his own daughter for more than a year.
The 15-year-old victim, who is studying at a boarding school in Sungai Paoh, had complained of stomach aches at 10.30am today.
She later confessed to the warden of her ordeal – that she had been raped by her father in a longhouse in Sungai Bulat since July last year.
The warden then rushed the victim to the Sarikei Hospital for a medical check-up.
Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department chief Datuk Dev Kumar said the case came to light when the hospital lodged a report on the incident.
"Police have arrested the suspect when he came visit his daughter at the hospital at about 4pm today," he said in a statement here.
The victim has been admitted at the hospital for further observation.
The suspect will be produced for remand at the Session Court at 9am tomorrow.
Earlier today in Sibu, a 53-year-old man and his son, 25, were arrested for allegedly raping the former's granddaughter and the latter's niece, who is now seven years old.
In July, a 72-year-old grandfather was among five people charged with raping his granddaughter, who is just 12-year-old in Limbang. The four other accused are his son, 40, and three other relatives, aged between 16 and 21.
Last month, another 57-year-old grandfather, father and two uncles from Serian were charged with raping two sisters, aged 14 and 19, in the past five years. The elder victim is currently seven-month pregnant.
Earlier today, farmer in Betong was sentenced to 22 years' jail by the Sessions Court for committing incest and molesting his underage daughter over the past three years. The victim is now 15.