evidence. According to the learned defence counsel, the only evidence
the prosecution seems to rely on is corroboration of pw3 is the medical
report, exhibit B. According to the learned counsel, the medical report
relied upon by the prosecution does not support the prosecution’s
case and cannot serve as a corroboration to the testimony of any of
the prosecution witnesses.
On the medical report, exhibit B the learned defence counsel stated
that even though exhibit B reveals an alledged absence of hymen from
the prosecutrix Virgina opening the medical report failed to show the
presence of any bruises or injury attributed to the use of force and
occasioned by an alledged rape by anyone including the defendant. It
is also failed to show who ruptured the hymen. It only state that the
hymen was ruptured. The learned counsel contended that the
corroboration must not merely establish that a crime has been
committed must go to identify the accused with the crime in some
material particulars. The learned counsel contended that the medical
report tendered, exhibit B does not in any way link the defendant to
the commission of the crime with which he is charged.
It is the further submission of the defence counsel that in the event
this Hon. Court found that the charge against the defendant was
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