“… I pursued him covering a few metres, I then hit him
with a stick plank on his forehead, he fell down and
was bleeding. I reported at Kuruduma Police Outpost
with the assistance of my neighbors. He was conveyed
to Asokoro General Hospital and he died while
receiving treatment”.
From the above evidence, it is clear that the death of
a human being took place. This piece of the evidence
contained in Exhibit B is direct and compelling.
It
corroborates the evidence of PW1. It is my view and I
so hold that the death of a human being took place.
On whether the death was caused by the Defendant.
The law is that cause of death can be proved by direct
or circumstantial evidence.
where
the
person
It can also be inferred
injured
or
attacked
died
immediately.
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