Jeddah: As reported by alarabiya.net, the General Court in Jeddah sentenced a father to 13 years in jail and 2,000 lashes for raping his daughter for over five years. Reportedly, in her statement to the police, the victim stated that her father raped her during the absence of her mother and brother. He also threatened her to not to tell anything to any family relative.
The report added, when the victim refused to respond to her father’s demands, he violently assaulted her and she was admitted to hospital for treatment. Victim’s medical report proves that the allegations are true, however, the court dismissed the demands for the death sentence.