Shamsul Abdullah, A 53-year-old man faces one count of abduction and two counts for molestation after he had tried to bring a drunk girl to a hotel, he was on trial on the 29 November 2019.
The incident happened on the 15 of May 2016 at around 1.18 am. The 52-year-old man took the opportunity to bring the intoxicated girl into a taxi after her friend left her. The man then instructed the Taxi driver to bring them to a hotel.
The girl regained some consciousness after the taxi reached the destination. After the girl steps out of the Taxi, She called the Police claiming that the man has molested her and tried to abduct her.
The 52-year-old pleaded not guilty in court. The judge ruled in court that he was found guilty of abduction, but not guilty of two indecent assaults.
The judge pointed out that the victim was drunk at that time and was almost unconscious. Her testimony was not credible and the taxi driver was the only reliable witness.
On the 18 December 2019
The judege sentenced him to eight months’ jail for abduction.