How many strokes of the cane did the doctor receive?

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The doctor received seven strokes of the cane.

An ear, nose, and throat specialist has been sentenced to seven years in jail and seven strokes of the cane after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a young male patient. The doctor was convicted on seven charges related to the assaults, which occurred between September and November 2022, and again in April 2023.
Conviction on Seven Charges
The doctor, identified as Mohd Safwan Mohd Soffian, 42, was convicted on seven charges of sexually assaulting a boy who was 11 and 12 years old at the time of the offences. These assaults took place in the doctor's consultation room at a private hospital.
Legal Provisions and Sentencing
For the first six charges, the doctor was convicted under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017. The seventh charge was brought under Section 14(d) of the same Act. The court sentenced him to five years' jail and one stroke of the cane for each of the first six charges. For the seventh charge, the sentence was seven years' jail and one stroke of the cane.
Concurrent Sentences and Supervision
The Sessions Court judge ordered that all prison sentences run concurrently, taking effect from the date of sentencing. In addition to the jail time and caning, the doctor was also sentenced to two years of police supervision for each of the seven charges.

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