9 years' jail, rotan for sodomy

2009/09/30

KUANTAN: Khairul Anuar Abdullah, a 21-year-old lorry attendant from Tanjung Gemuk in Rompin, was sentenced to nine years' jail and three strokes of the rotan after he pleaded guilty to sodomising an 8-year-old.

He committed the crime in a vacant house in Taman Warisan 2, Tanjung Gemuk, about 7.40pm on Aug 31.

In mitigation, Khairul, who was unrepresented, begged for leniency, stating that he had to support his mother and three younger siblings.

He also promised not to repeat the offence.

Judge Mohd Fadhir Harun ordered the jail sentence to begin from the date of arrest on Aug 31.