Trader remanded for allegedly molesting teenage niece

MELAKA: A 50-year-old trader has been remanded for three days after being detained on suspicion of molesting his teenage niece. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Sharda Shienha Mohd Suleimen on Tuesday (Aug 19) to assist investigations under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. According to a source, the incident occurred at...

Man faces up to 40 years’ jail for sexually assaulting niece in Melaka

MELAKA: A 46-year-old self-employed man faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to two charges of sexually assaulting his nine-year-old niece. The man entered his plea before Judge Rohatul Akmar Abdullah at the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh here on Thursday. Based on the charges, the accused had kissed the child on the mouth...