• J14 "for sexual offences, there must be corroboration of both the commission of the offence and the identity of the offender in order to eliminate the dangers of false complaint and false implication. Failure by the Court to warn itself is a misdirection." He also relied on the case of EMMANUEL CHOLA v THE PEOPLE 2 in which this Court adopted with approval, the principles in the case of MACHIPISHA KOMBE v THE PEOPLE 3 where the Supreme Court emphasized the need for corroboration in cases involving sexual offences. Mr. Mweemba argued that even though the prosecutrix alleged that the offence occurred in Maila Lodge in Helen Kaunda, there is no evidence on record of any other person who saw the appellant with the prosecutrix. He submitted that as such, there is no corroborative evidence to support PWl's allegation that the appellant sexually assaulted her. He submitted that there are no special compelling grounds to rule out the inherent dangers of false implication of the appellant by the prosecutrix. Mr. Mweemba drew the court's attention to PWl's evidence in crossexamination that her sexual encounter with the Appellant was the first and last sexual experience. He also noted that it was her further evidence that her pantie and beddings were not soiled and that there was no blood. From that

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