A boy sexually abused his sister, who was six years his junior, over 10 years from when she was seven.
It was only in 2023 that the girl confided in her partner and her sisters and lodged a police report.
The offender, a Singaporean now aged 31, was sentenced by the High Court on Monday to 10 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane.
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He cannot be named to protect the identity of his sister, who is now 25.
He pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual assault by penetration and incest, with another four charges including attempted rape taken into consideration.
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The court heard that the offender performed a variety of sex acts on his sister between 2007 and 2018, with the first acts when she was seven and he was 13.
For most of the offences, the girl was below 12 and did not have the capacity to consent, although the court documents stated that her brother did not exert any violence on her in the sex acts.