Monday 6 August 2007

2007 08: Mechanic charged with raping underaged girlfriend

The Star Online. News. Nation. Wednesday August 1, 2007

KUALA LUMPUR: A mechanic claimed trial at a Sessions Court here to raping his girlfriend two years ago.

Norfazli Amberan, 19, was accused of raping the underaged girl at Taman Batu Muda in Sentul between 1am and 5.30am in the middle of May 2005.

The 14-year-old girl had lodged a police report against him about a month later – on July 13, 2005.

The teenager was arrested for the alleged rape on Nov 29, 2005 and subsequently based on an order dated Dec 6, 2005, he was released on a police bail.

The police later recorded his statements over the matter. On April 19 this year, the police had obtained instructions from the Attorney-General Chambers to charge him for the alleged rape.

DPP Rozaliana Zakaria has asked the court to deny bail to the accused saying that the offence was serious and that the prosecution was concerned that he would "disturb" their witnesses.

Norfazli, however, pleaded for lower bail. Judge Datin Anita Harun granted granted his bail at RM15,000 in one surety and set Sept 17 for mention, pending the appointment of a lawyer for Norfazli.

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