A repeat syariah offender in Terengganu became the first person to undergo his caning sentence in public at the Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque hall, Kuala Terengganu, today.

Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, a widower, was sentenced to six strokes of the cane after his third khalwat (close proximity) conviction for being in seclusion with another person of the opposite gender.