Lorry attendant charged with raping senior citizen
Published on: Friday, June 02, 2023
By: Bernama
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KAJANG: A lorry attendant pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here today to raping a senior citizen at knife-point last April.
R. Vasant Raj, 20, allegedly committed the offence against the 71-year-old victim at a house in Taman Asa Jaya here at 4 pm on April 15.
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He was charged under Section 376(2)(b) of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of not less than 10 years and not more than 30 years, and also liable to whipping upon conviction.
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Judge Mazuliana Abdul Rashid allowed bail at RM8,000 with one surety and ordered the accused to report to the nearest police station once a month and refrain from harassing the prosecution witnesses.
