Foreign teen charged with raping 61-year-old woman in Sandakan

A 19-year-old foreign national has been charged in a Sandakan court for the rape of a 61-year-old woman. This follows a previous conviction where the same individual was sentenced to 14 years in prison for robbery and causing injury to the same victim.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues regarding violent crime and the legal processing of foreign nationals within the Malaysian judicial system.
Share Alimanja Arioski, 19, was previously sentenced to 14 years’ jail and eight strokes of the rotan after he was found guilty of robbing and injuring the victim. The accused was charged a second time in the Sandakan sessions court after his appearance on Thursday. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : A foreign teenager was charged in the Sandakan sessions court in Sabah today with raping a 61-year-old woman in March. Alimanja Arioski, 19, was charged with committing the offence at the victim’s house at Batu 7, Sandakan at about 1.30am on March 21, Harian Metro reported.
The report provides a factual account of court proceedings without emotive language or political framing.
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