KUALA LUMPUR: A blacksmith has been remanded for seven days for allegedly raping a teenage girl last month in Taman Tasik Permai, Ampang, here.
Ampang Jaya district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Azam Ismail said the 14-year-old victim was allegedly raped in the suspect's house, which was next to her father's house.
The victim is believed to be a Rohingya girl who is married and living elsewhere.
"On May 26 at around 3am, the victim was at home when she received a call from the suspect, who said that her father was ill," said Azam.
"She immediately went to her father's house and, upon arrival, found the suspect waiting for her. He then subdued her and brought her into his house."
Azam also said that the suspect was a friend of the victim's husband.
The man, a 20-year-old Myanmar national working as a blacksmith, was arrested yesterday by policemen from the Ampang Jaya Criminal Investigation Department after a report was lodged by the victim.
"A urine test on the suspect came back negative for drugs," said Azam.
He added that the remand order on the suspect would expire next Friday (June 28).
The case is being investigated for rape and the suspect faces a maximum imprisonment of 20 years and whipping if found guilty.