<div>A man in Saudi Arabia convicted of raping his daughter has been sentenced to 13 years in prison and 2,080 lashes.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>A court in the city of Mecca found the man guilty of raping his teenage daughter for seven years while under the influence of drugs, the Gulf News reports.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>According to The Okaz newspaper, the man will receive the lashes in stages throughout his prison sentence.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>Saudi religious police said the girl''s uncle tipped them off regarding the crime.</div><div>u00a0</div><div>Lashing is one of the penalties available to the clerics serving as judges in Saudi Arabia and issue rulings according to the kingdom's strict interpretation of Islamic law.u00a0</div><div><br /></div>        

A man in Saudi Arabia convicted of raping his daughter has been sentenced to 13 years in prison and 2,080 lashes.

Saudi man sentenced to 2,080 lashes for raping daughter

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