Cops bring teen raped by father to crime scene to find new evidence

 

Rembau district police chief Hazri Mohamad said they are also extending the remand for the suspect to allow for further investigation. (Reuters pic)

REMBAU: The teenage girl who was reportedly raped by her birth father in Kendong here was brought to the crime scene yesterday as police looked for new evidence.

Rembau district police chief Hazri Mohamad said the victim, 17, had been treated at the Tuanku Ampuan Najihah Hospital in Kuala Pilah and is now under the care of the social welfare department (JKM).

He said that the remand period for the rape suspect, 47, which was due to end today, will be extended and the police are seeking for four days to allow for further investigation.

“When we are done, we will hand the investigation paper to the public prosecutor for further action. We have taken the victim from the hospital to the crime scene.

“The victim is still traumatised. She had previously stayed with her grandmother since she was four and moved to her father’s house in June 2022,” he told reporters in Pekan Kota here today.

It was previously reported that the suspect had been arrested after he had allegedly beaten and kicked the victim for informing his girlfriend about the rape.

Hazri said that the case is being investigated under Section 324 of the Penal Code for deliberately causing injuries, Section 18(A) of the Domestic Violence Act 1994 and Section 376(B) of the Penal Code. - FMT