Tawau father jailed 13 years after killing man linked by DNA evidence to daughter’s alleged rape

An Indonesian father has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for the death of a man accused of raping his 12-year-old daughter in Tawau, Malaysia.

Initially charged with murder, the charge was amended to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code.

Following the daughter's accusation and supporting forensic evidence, he attacked the victim using a parang, leading to the latter's death.

The court also directed a referral to the Immigration Department post-sentence completion.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — An Indonesian father of six has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for causing the death of a compatriot after his 12-year-old daughter said the man had raped her, with subsequent forensic tests linking the victim to the alleged assault.

The 30-year-old pleaded guilty at the High Court in Tawau to an alternative charge over the death of the 33-year-old man in August 2024, the New Straits Times (NST) reported.

He had initially been charged with murder under Section 302 of the Penal Code, but the charge was later amended to one under Section 304(a), which covers culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Judicial Commissioner Steve Ritikos ordered the 13-year prison term to run from September 2, 2024, the date of the accused’s arrest.

The court also ordered that he be referred to the Immigration Department after completing his sentence.

According to the facts of the case, the incident began after the accused’s daughter, who was 12 at the time, told her mother that the victim had raped her while she was returning from a social gathering on the night of August 31, 2024.

After learning of the allegation, the accused armed himself with a parang and went looking for the man.

He later chased the victim to a nearby chicken coop and slashed him several times.

The victim died sometime between 7.30pm on August 31 and noon the following day at an unnumbered house in Tawau.

Forensic analysis by the Chemistry Department Malaysia found the victim’s DNA on clippings taken from the girl’s fingernails.

The DNA profile from semen found on her underwear also matched that of the victim, according to the facts presented in court.

Police arrested the accused at his home on September 2, 2024, and seized the parang used in the attack.

An offence under Section 304(a) of the Penal Code carries a maximum prison sentence of 30 years and a fine.

Deputy public prosecutor Nur Nisla Abd Latif appeared for the prosecution, while lawyer Jhessery P. Kang represented the accused.

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一名印尼父亲因杀害一名被控在马来西亚斗湖强奸其 12 岁女儿的男子而被判处 13 年监禁。

最初被控谋杀，后来根据刑法第 304(a) 条，将指控改为过失杀人罪（不构成谋杀）。

在女儿指控并有法医证据佐证后，他用马来刀袭击了受害者，导致后者死亡。

法院还指示在刑满释放后将案件移交移民部门。

吉隆坡，10 月 1 日讯——一名育有六个孩子的印尼父亲因导致一名同胞死亡而被判处 13 年监禁。此前，他 12 岁的女儿称该男子强奸了她，随后的法医测试将受害者与这起涉嫌性侵事件联系起来。

据《新海峡时报》(NST)报道，这名30岁的男子在斗湖高等法院对另一项指控认罪，该指控与2024年8月一名33岁男子的死亡有关。

他最初被控犯有《刑法》第 302 条规定的谋杀罪，但后来指控被修改为《刑法》第 304(a) 条规定的过失杀人罪，该条涵盖不构成谋杀的过失杀人罪。

司法专员史蒂夫·里蒂科斯下令判处被告 13 年监禁，刑期从 2024 年 9 月 2 日（被告被捕之日）开始计算。

法院还下令，在他服刑期满后，应将其移交给移民局。

根据案件事实，事件起因是被告当时 12 岁的女儿告诉母亲，2024 年 8 月 31 日晚，她在参加完社交聚会回家途中遭到受害者强奸。

得知指控后，被告人携带一把砍刀去找那名男子。

随后，他追赶受害者到附近的鸡舍，并多次砍伤他。

受害者于 8 月 31 日晚上 7 点 30 分至第二天中午之间在斗湖一栋无门牌号的房屋内死亡。

马来西亚化学部门的法医分析在从女孩指甲上剪下的样本中发现了受害者的DNA。

根据法庭上提出的事实，在她内裤上发现的精液DNA图谱也与受害者的DNA图谱相符。

警方于 2024 年 9 月 2 日在嫌疑人家中将其逮捕，并缴获了袭击中使用的马来刀。

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