Judge Kafli Che Ali handed down the sentence on Nazmi Aiman, 21, after he pleaded guilty to two counts of raping the girl, who was 12 years and 10 months old at the time.

The court sentenced him to six years in prison and two strokes of the cane for each charge, to be served consecutively from today.

On the first count, Nazmi was charged with raping the girl in a residential unit of an apartment block in Cheras at 11am on Sept 24, 2022.

The second charge was for raping the girl on the stairs of the apartment block at 12.30pm in mid-October last year.

The charges were framed under Section 376(1) of the Penal Code, which provides for a prison sentence of up to 20 years and whipping upon conviction.

Deputy public prosecutor Noor Shakira Aliana Alias appeared for the prosecution while lawyer Khaliq Mehtab Ishaq represented the accused.