The 50‑year‑old Nasinu man has pleaded guilty to raping his daughter from when she was 12 years old.
The man was charged with four counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count each of attempted rape and indecent assault.
The incidents occurred between January 2005 to December last year.
The girl is now 24 and she told the court that her father would come to her holding a knife or a hammer telling her to have sex with him or he would hurt her.
The case will continue before High Court Judge Justice Thushara Rajasinghe this afternoon.
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