Gardener loses conviction appeal for sex crime against girl
by
Derek Achong
A 59-year-old gardener of Penal, serving a 14-year prison sentence for committing sexual acts on a 10-year-old girl on four occasions over a decade ago, has lost his appeal against his conviction.
Delivering a 28-page judgment during a virtual hearing, yesterday, Appellate Judges Alice Yorke-Soo Hon, Maria Wilson, and Malcolm Holdip dismissed all three grounds of appeal raised by attorneys for Kishore Lutchman, of Penal Rock Road, Penal.