HASSAN BIN AHMAD

HASSAN BIN AHMAD

Accused guilty on three charges; given the premeditation, violence, threats with weapon, repeated rapes while victim was bound and injured, and significant victim impact, custodial sentences within statutory limits were appropriate. Guilty plea did not mandate a discount sufficient to avoid substantial imprisonment. Distinct offences justified consecutive sentences: 20 years and 10 whips for first rape (s.376(2)(b)), 10 years and 10 whips for second rape (s.376(1)) to run consecutively, and 3 years for house-trespass (s.448) to run consecutively thereafter.

Citation
AA-83-479-04/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Parties
Prosecution: Public Prosecutor; Accused/defendant: Hassan bin Ahmad
Court
Magistrates' Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
16 August 2023
Case Number
AA-83-479-04/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Procedural Posture
Criminal Rape and House Trespass / Sentencing (appeal on Sentence)
Outcome
Accused convicted on all three charges following guilty plea and sentenced.
Legal Topics
Rape, House Trespass, Sentencing, Consecutive Sentences, Victim Impact
Source Language
Malay/English
Criminal Law Rape House Trespass Sentencing Consecutive Sentences Victim Impact

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Parties

Public Prosecutor

Prosecution

Hassan bin Ahmad

Accused/defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Rape and House Trespass / Sentencing (appeal on Sentence)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Appropriate sentence for rape under s.376(2)(b) and s.376(1)
  2. 2 Consecutiveness of sentences for repeated sexual assaults on same victim
  3. 3 Extent of mitigation credit for guilty plea

Ratio Decidendi

Accused guilty on three charges; given the premeditation, violence, threats with weapon, repeated rapes while victim was bound and injured, and significant victim impact, custodial sentences within statutory limits were appropriate. Guilty plea did not mandate a discount sufficient to avoid substantial imprisonment. Distinct offences justified consecutive sentences: 20 years and 10 whips for first rape (s.376(2)(b)), 10 years and 10 whips for second rape (s.376(1)) to run consecutively, and 3 years for house-trespass (s.448) to run consecutively thereafter.

Court Disposition

Accused convicted on all three charges following guilty plea and sentenced.

Orders

  • Convicted on Charge 1 (rape under s.376(2)(b)) and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment from date of conviction (16/08/2023) and 10 strokes of whipping.
  • Convicted on Charge 2 (rape under s.376(1)) and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and 10 strokes of whipping; this sentence to run consecutively after sentence for Charge 1.