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Malaysia Case Law

Sexual grooming of child
  • 4 Aug 2022

    NGAH AZHAR BIN MAYA

    Citation
    AB-42H-4-11/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    AB-42H-4-11/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    The High Court upheld the Sessions Court's decision that the aggregate 20 years imprisonment and 14 strokes were not manifestly excessive: the sentencing judge considered mitigation including the guilty plea and first offender status but concluded the gravity of the distinct offences (under different statutes), the age of the victim, the violence, recordings and threats warranted consecutive, deterrent sentences; totality principle was not offended as maximum possible exceeded aggregate and facts did not justify concurrency.