by Elena Chong, Court Correspondent

A 17-YEAR-OLD student was charged in a district court on Wednesday with raping a 17-year-old girl.

Mohamed Firdaus Roslan is accused of the offence at a flat in Woodlands at about 5am on Dec 26.

If convicted, he can be jailed for up to 20 years and fined or caned.

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