A Bangladeshi man, who was found guilty of outraging the modesty of a woman, was on Thursday sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment and one stroke of the cane.
Mohammad Photu, 34, initially denied prosecutor Atiyyah Abas’ charge stating that he had molested the 21-year-old victim at her house in the Brunei-Muara District at 11am on June 19, 2021.
Chief Magistrate Pengiran Hajah Norismayanti binti Pengiran Haji Ismail found that the prosecution had proven its case beyond the court’s reasonable doubt.
More details on Friday’s Borneo Bulletin
