A 31-year-old man of Lautoka has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for raping a 11-year-old girl in 2011.
The court was told that the man is the girl’s uncle and the man and the victim together with other family members lived in a small house, which had no separate rooms.
High Court Judge, Justice Thushara Rajasinghe said the offence was committed while the girl was sleeping with her mother.
The man had also threatened the girl not to tell anyone.
A 12 year non-parole period has also been set by Justice Rajasinghe.
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