I. They are and were admissible in themselves and were
neither discredited or shaken in cross-examination.
II. Having been so admissible in themselves, they certainly
originated from sources independent of the evidence of
PW 1 that required corroboration and I so hold.
III. They have shown by confirmation of material particulars
not only that the offence charged was committed but that
it was committed by the accused through his own
confessions which were never discredited or shaken
under cross-examination.
I find support of the above contention in the case of
BASKERVILLE (1916) 2 KB 658 AT 667 wherein LORD
READING CJ expressed the requirements in the following
terms:“……evidence in corroboration must be independent
testimony which affects the accused by connecting or
tending to connect him with the crime. In other words, it
must be evidence which implicates him, that is which
confirms in some material particular not only the
evidence that a crime has been committed, but also that
the prisoner has committed it. The test applicable to
determine the nature and extent of the corroboration is
thus the same whether the case falls within the rule of
practice at common law or within that class of offences
for which corroboration is required by statute.”
IV. The accused person’s admission of the offence to the
above witnesses is sufficient corroboration and I so hold.
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