Jailed bomoh probed for raping teen during ‘treatment’

MUAR: A bomoh, already in jail for rape, is being investigated for a similar crime against a 15-year-old girl he was supposed to be treating in Sungai Udang, Melaka.

Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said a police report was lodged on Friday (Oct 27).

“The victim was raped while she was being ‘treated’ by the 50-year-old bomoh in November last year and April this year.

“According to the family, the victim was brought for treatment after she kept falling sick and was believed to have been a victim of black magic (santau),” he said in a statement on Monday (Oct 30).

He said the victim became aware she had been raped after hearing about sexual crimes during a talk at her school in September.

“The victim also missed her period and told her mother. She was later confirmed to be pregnant,” he said.

The case is being investigated under Section 376 of the Penal Code for rape, which carries a maximum 30-year prison term and whipping if found guilty.