KOTA KINABALU: The family of a 13-year-old rape victim hopes that she can move on with her life and go back to school now that the culprit has been sentenced to 12 years’ jail and ordered to be given two strokes of the rotan.
Rights groups have lauded the sentencing, saying it sent a “loud and clear” message to would-be rapists.
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