Burger seller claims trial to rape

Man charged with sexually assaulting his own teen daughters

JOHOR BARU: A burger seller has claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to sexually assaulting his two teenage daughters.

Spotting a mohawk and attired in a back shirt and jeans, he pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of rape under the Penal Code and two counts of sexual assault under the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017.

The 48yearold allegedly committed the offences near Skudai between early 2013 and August this year. The victims are now 14 and 18.

The accused, who was not represented, could face 30 years’ jail and whipping if convicted for the rapes along with 10 years’ jail, a maximum RM20,000 fine or both for the sexual assaults.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Siti Asmah Zainal Ariffin urged the court to deny bail.

“The two victims are his own daughters and they are traumatised by what happened to them,” she said.

Judge Mohammad Khalid Ab Karim did not grant bail and told the accused to appoint a lawyer before fixing the case for mention on Oct 15.

In an unrelated case in the same court, two company directors and an electric and electronic goods seller were charged with possessing 4,552 digital television decoders worth RM457,000 without approval from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Theu Boon Ooi, 57, his son Neol Theu Ke Wei, 33, and Suzita Mohamad Salleh, 36, pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out to them.

Boon Ooi and Ke Wei were charged with having 4,540 units that were meant to be sold at Wisma Thunderslash, located along Jalan Mutiara 6 in Taman Perindustrian Plentong here, at about 3pm on Dec 6 last year.

Meanwhile, Suzita was charged with possessing 12 decoder units at her shop located at a hypermarket along Jalan Persiaran Dahlia 2 in Taman Bukit Dahlia near Pasir Gudang at about 12.45pm on Dec 6 last year.

The three accused were charged under the Multimedia and Communication Act 1998.

They face a maximum RM100,000 fine, six months’ jail or both upon conviction.

Mohammad Khalid set bail at RM15,000 for both Boon Ooi and Ke Wei and RM5,000 for Suzita, and fixed the case for mention on Oct 25.

MCMC prosecution department director Mohd Shopian Zakaria prosecuted the case, while the trio were unrepresented.

All three posted bail.