Man who raped stepdaughter to be sentenced next Wednesday

Rape Court Feature

Man who raped stepdaughter to be sentenced next Wednesday

By Naveel Krishant

Friday 01/07/2022

A man has been found guilty of raping his stepdaughter by High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Goundar.

He was charged with two counts of rape.

It was heard in Court this morning that the girl also got pregnant after the rape incidents.

At the time of the incident the girl was under the age of 13 years.

The man will be sentenced next Wednesday.

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