A father is to spend 15 years in coolers after the court finding him guilty of defiling his 13-year biological daughter.

High Court judge Alex Ajiji sentenced 40- year Musa Lutaya  to 15 yrs in prison after he pleaded guilty to the offence of aggravated defilement.

“Although Lutaya has not wasted court’s time and resources by pleading guilty, he deserves a deterrent sentence to deter other fathers from defiling their daughters. Lutaya was supposed to protect his daughter from criminals but instead he decided to defile her,” justice Ajiji ruled.

According to the victim whose names are withheld because she is a minor said, her father first forced her to drink Empire for making her weak and after he coerced her into the shameful act .

Prosecution states that the offence was committed in February 2015 at Kito zone Matugga in Wakiso district.