KUANTAN: A fisherman was jailed for 115 years and ordered to be caned 24 times after he pleaded guilty to five charges of incest and raping his own daughter between October 2013 and October this year. The 53-year-old accused from Kampung Tebat, Pekan, 43.5km from here, was charged with the offence in two proceedings in separate Sessions Courts here. The accused was charged under Section 376B, which provided a maximum 30 years jail and caning. Unaizah sentenced him to 20 years jail for every charge and ordered them to be carried out concurrently. The charges were under Section 376 (3) of the Penal Code, which provided a maximum 30-year jail and 10 strokes of the cane.

Source: The Star December 20, 2017 13:52 UTC