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The prosecution’s case is that on or about the 13/03/2011, the prosecutrix
was sent to Kerr Serign to serve food. She was invited by the accused
person into his room. While in the room, the accused tied both of hands
together. Her legs were also bound together while the accused laid on her
and ravished her. She bled and was taken to the hospital where she was
examined and a medical report issued to that effect. The report is in
evidence as exhibit “A”. When the matter was reported to the police, it was
the prosecutrix that led the police to the residence of the accused
whereupon he was arrested. Two undated cautionary statements were
recorded from the accused person. These statements were jointly admitted
in evidence as exhibit B-B1. In her testimony before the Court, the
prosecutrix identified the accused as the person that raped her.
In his brief defence, the accused denied the charged and stated that he first
saw the prosecutrix at the police station. He denied the statements as his.
In their addresses to this Court both sides referred the Court to the case of
POSU v THE STATE. Mrs. Oduma however went further to urge the Court
not to act on the exaggerated evidence of the prosecution which she
submitted was based entirely on mere suspicion.
As I have stated in a plethora of cases before, the law on rape requires the
prosecution to establish beyond reasonable doubt that (a) there was carnal
knowledge of the prosecutrix; (b) that the act was that of the accused
person; and (c) that the prosecutrix did not give her consent.