Appellate court upholds man’s 26-year jail sentence for sexually assaulting daughters in Klang
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 19 — The Court of Appeal today upheld a former lorry driver’s jail sentence of 26 years for sexually assaulting his three underage daughters two years ago.
Justice Abdul Jalil said the court was unanimous in finding that the offence committed by the 40-year-old man was serious as it involved his own daughters and that the 26 years’ jail sentence imposed on the man by the Klang Sessions Court was reasonable and appropriate.
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