Bartica man convicted of rape, sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment

Convicted rapist Haniff Khan

Forty-two-year-old Haniff Khan of Four Miles Housing Scheme, Bartica, was on Wednesday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment after he was found guilty of rape.
Khan was charged in July with sexual activity with a child family member. Khan, who is unemployed, was arrested by Police on July 1, following investigations into the incident.
He later appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court and pleaded not guilty to the charge but was remanded to prison.
However, following a trial, he was found guilty and will spend the next two years in prison. The sentence will run concurrently.


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