_M,;dfcaipffice~. e testified that he did a post mortem examination on ~ he d_e_ctased in . he pr~sence of the! father, Felix Bassey (Pw-l) who 1dent1_f1e~ the c rpse in the prese~ce of th.e I.P.O. That he also e;xamine~ the de eased and found t I o Sharp edge lacerations on the right P~rJL of the c est, blood dots an that there was no other injuries. That .he twrote ~I report a_n? ~e" ide~tifled . the said report. 'The s.aid Report \/\(as admit ed as Exh1b1t B w 1ch stated the caus~ of the death fo be pef etrating injury. .· · .. • Under Cfoss-Exa ination, the witness. maintained that the injury is at I. the antepor front chest and somebod~ can mistake it to be right. · RANCIS NWAEJI, the Investigation Police Officer, PW-4 S'RGENT {l !P.~), t~stified ·, n the 25/5/2017 .. 1 e; stated t~cit the tase file w~s transfe:rr~d from kpoko Police: Station to SCIO Awka ; He recorded the Statemerh ofall t e· Witnesses arreste~. the Defenifant and 'wherein the to b. De_ .-.Jen~.af t also m~de a Confess.io. nal atement him. T . hat ·:•Coroner forms w re also · 1lled and served on a :dbctor, Pw-3, who stated the 1 1 cfaiU:se of the ·deaf to be penetrating i jLfry.·That photograph p;i:cture of th:(f dec8:ased wa taken.- He tender d·, Exhibits D and F. Pw~4 also · sought tQ tender t e Confessional Statrment of the Defendant,. :and the Defence 'counsel • raised objectibn th ! t ·:the document was pbt.aine·d under duress. Th~ Court conducted a trial Within trial, w·hich at :t he end I . . . . !hkObjection was!pverruled and the state'.17ent wa~ admitted as .Exhibit r1. •U r .1J l , -·. ·, ,! . · . . ,. . , . . ·, .. . . , · u 9der Cross-exarl')ination, 'he stated thaf tht' Defendant was staf:)bed at thf Chest region, rjght side-. L: El' '. ,,. I I - . ,- - ' . · .' ::~:· .::· .· ' i ,,I: I · :· · ,- ·. _ ' 011 9/10/2017, thE! Defendant fCHIBYIKE · DURU] opened his defense 1 h ,hls evidence as DWl. H~ stated t1at he was arrested ~n 8~3/16 at dh _d· iebe . r,e Streetf hile com·ing.:•back flam market. He test1f1ed that he wi1 1 '. w:as;··:accused of ki;Hing somebod1/ and f. hat he was beaten ~P· He also ci~r ied making an . ;Statement t0:the l· . 1 . J·• '.. 1I ' t ·. '! . \ _, ,- -. P91jc<=- He denied knowing 4 · 'su1T NO. 0/49c/2016: THE STATE ~s CHIBUIKE DURU Judgment delivered on' 19/04/2018 .