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because the burden is fix ed with out shift on th e prosecution, it is only
when the pro~ecution has discharged the burden on him th at by
provisions of section 135 (1) and (2) of th e Evid ence act th at the burden
of proving beybnd reason able doubt is shifted on th e l defendant by
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virtue of sect io1 135 (3) of th e Evidence Act
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Now let us take ~he ingredients as elucidated and enum erated by karibi
w hyte J.S.C in t rne cas e of OMINI V. STATE [supra] on e aft er th e other
sta rt ing from the dea th of t he human being . There seems t o be no
dispute as t o ~his f act that Favour Bas sey [the victim ] d ied . The
st atement of the Defendant tendere d as Exhibits "C" wh ere the
Defen d ant stated th us " ...... / killed the deceased ..... " and also Exhibits
.. B" tendered by \P W 3 [a medical do ct or w ho person ally cond ucted the
post morten, e xaminatio n] showe d tha t t he ca use of th e deat h of the
deceased wa s p e ~et ratin g injury . The above un chall enged evidence left
this court with . no doubt that the pro secution prov ed t he first
ingredient .
The second ingredien t is whether it is t he ac t of the Defendan t that
caused the death of the deceased . Like in all murder cases; issues are
usuaUy joined in t hat .respect and t his case presents the same
chaUenge.
In prove of t his ingredien t, t he prosecution called Nd idiamJka. Age nu
who test ified as PW2 on 13/3/20 17 The said PW2 testified ,n t his
respect stated t hus :
I was ploying with Favor in front of our con1pound when the
Defendant come and coiled Favor, immediately I heard Fa vor
shouting, I rush to know why she was crying, I sow her in a pool 0 1
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