A fisherfolk with four children was sentenced to a total of 64 years’ jail and eight strokes of the cane by the Ipoh Sessions Court today for seven counts of confining and sexually abusing his wife, including committing unnatural sex and carnal intercourse against the order of nature and without her consent.

Judge Norashima Khalid handed down the sentence on Himni Nur Hamid, 36, who pleaded guilty to all charges, including possession of pornographic VCDs...