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1kadcd 110l guilt y.
It is significant to stress that the Prosecution did not therea fte r n~o JC ll
..: ,i:-.c tu call t'ut tiler cv1Jc11cc . A ccor<lingly , the <lcfc11ce co11tmucd \Nit li cv1dc 1-.:e
)! DW2 and DW3 , On 2ih February 7018 , the Defence was volunt ari ly clos :d .
Subseq uent ly , both le arned cot.nsel obliged and filed written aci re, '~cs
\\ h1ch '' ere ciu ly zi cioptcd on :nrJ Oct )bcr 20 l R The Dcfcnchnt ' s rid cl rt.:c; s \ :is
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fi led 011 l -l .I une 2018 , while that of :)rosccutitn was filed J0 11i .I uly 20 1 8. !' lie
defe nce also field reply brief 0 ·1 19/ IO ,18.
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The e\'1den cc by the wi ti1esscs are hercinbelow summarized .
PW 1 was one Ch111wc.: Nzclu. She ,is the daughter of the deceased N ~~oz i
~Lclu , Shi..: 11a1-ratcJ l1 u\\ u11 the 10111 Jay of Decclllbcr 2011 011 lier \\ ;1y ,; 1c k
from her sh op at about 8 ,00 pm, she heard the voice of s9mcone groa 11i 1 g in
pnms On flnshi ng her torchlight . 10 tlrnt direction , she rc-1lizcci it w ,1, her
mot her lyi ng bes ide a bush on the road leading into their compound ,
Upon inquiry on what happe,ned, the deceased slated tha l it w ;i the
Defendant Chigbo Nzelu an d his w ife Chinelo that beat her up . Prior tl this
111c1Jc:11t th e De:: lenda11t ha J witho ttl the deceased ·s co11sc11t cul dowt tile
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Avacad~ pear bel onging to the dece.1sed. On that fateful I 0 December :~oI 2,
the Di..:fc11d;J 111 · s \\ ifc look the bra11ches of llic said J\ ,,acadu µc;_1r l1 c~ ;1J1Ll
packed inside a wheel barrow in orc'er to use same as firewood . The dee ~:1scd
intercepted :rnd instead took the whe-~I barrow into the house .
The Defendant's wife infon ,1ed the Defendant on phone about what
liappc:ned . 011 ii1s rdurn , he and his wife procecJed tu where the dec ..:ased
packcJ the Avacado branches and put it back inside the \\'heel harrow . The
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