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Recently, police in Melaka arrested four men and a woman after an 18-year-old girl lodged a report alleging that the men gang-raped her
Among the four men, one is the father of the victim, while the remaining three are her brothers.
The woman is the victim’s sister-in-law. All the suspects are aged between 23 and 48.
They were arrested between 12.45am and 1.13am on Thursday, 22 April, following the police report lodged by the victim at 2.59pm on Wednesday, 21 April, according to a report in Berita Harian today, 23 April.
The father and three sons allegedly raped and sodomised the victim at her family home over the period of a year from February 2020
According to Melaka Contingent Police Headquarters CID chief ACP Mohd Sukri Kaman, the victim was forced to consume drinks laced with drugs before the four men raped her at her family home in Taman Sri Krubong in Tanjung Minyak from February last year until early this year.
He added that the victim also claimed that her father would beat her if she resisted.
The 48-year-old father and his three sons along with the woman have been remanded for seven days to assist in the investigation
They were booked under Section 376B and Section 377C of the Penal Code.
Meanwhile, a urine test found that three of the suspects were positive for drugs.
Image via Bernama
These Malaysian organisations aim to help survivors of rape and sexual assault:
1. WOMEN’S AID ORGANISATION (WAO)
Operating hours: 24-hour
Contact: +603-30008858
SMS/WhatsApp: +6018-9888058
2. ALL WOMEN’S ACTION SOCIETY (AWAM)
Operating hours: Weekdays (9.30am – 4.30pm)
Contact: +603-78770224
WhatsApp: +6016-2284221 | +6016-2374221
Email: [email protected]
3. WOMEN’S CENTRE FOR CHANGE PENANG (WCC PENANG)
Operating hours: Weekdays (9am – 5pm)
Contact: +604-2280342 | +604-3988340
WhatsApp: +6011-31084001 | +6016-4390698
Email: [email protected]
4. SARAWAK WOMEN FOR WOMEN SOCIETY (SWWS)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 5.30pm)
Contact: +6082-422660
SMS/WhatsApp: +6013-8044285
Email: [email protected]
5. SABAH WOMEN’S ACTION-RESOURCE GROUP (SAWO)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 2pm)
Contact: +6088-280200
Email: [email protected]
6. PROTECT AND SAVE THE CHILDREN (PS THE CHILDREN)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (8.30am to 5.30pm)
Contact: +6016-2273065 | +6016-7213065
WhatsApp: +6016-7213065
Email: [email protected]
7. INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION (IWF)
Anonymously and confidentially report child sexual abuse content and non-photographic child sexual abuse images with IWF’s Reporting Portal.