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Appeal on Sexual Offence Sentencing by Nawal Amin is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The appellant was convicted of three charges of sexually assaulting his eight-year-old stepdaughter and sentenced to seven years imprisonment and whipping for each charge, to run consecutively. He appealed the sentence. The High Court dismissed the appeal, finding that (1) the offenses were very serious and deserved deterrent sentences; (2) the trial court properly considered aggravating and mitigating factors; and (3) the offenses occurred on separate occasions so consecutive sentences were appropriate and

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Nawal Amin

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