IPOH – Two new vaginal lacerations were found on the maid in the rape case involving Tronoh assemblyman Paul Yong, the high court heard today.
Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital obstetrics and gynaecology specialist Dr Nilawati Isha said this during the examination-in-chief by deputy public prosecutor Liyana Zawani Mohd Radzi.
“From the examination, I found that there was a new laceration to the hymen, as well as abrasions and redness at the bottom of the vagina.”
Vaginal lacerations can be caused by the penetration of a blunt object, finger or penis, and a new one means that the incident must have occurred less than 72 hours before the victim is examined, she said.
She added that the examination was conducted at midnight on July 9, 2019, while the rape allegedly occurred between 8.15pm and 9.15pm on July 7.
Dr Nilawati, however, agreed with the defence lawyer’s suggestion that vaginal lacerations could also be caused by compulsive masturbation, and that, based on a background check, the 24-year-old Indonesian maid had sexual intercourse with her boyfriend in 2018.
Dr Kate Lynn Ignatius, the medical officer who conducted the preliminary examination on the victim, said no bruise or physical injury was found when she came to the hospital.
The victim’s pregnancy test result also came back negative, she said, adding that the maid was then referred to the gynaecology specialist for further examinations.
Yong, 51, was charged with raping the maid at his house at Meru Desa Park between 8.15pm and 9.15pm on July 7, 2019.
He was first charged on August 23, 2019. – Bernama, April 7, 2021
