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~ig~rettes and tom - tom. She saw the 1 defendant in that night the robbery
mc1dent took place because none of the robbers wore face mask. Significantl y, she
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further testified in chief that the 1 defendant was insisting and compelling her to
bring all the money from the places she hid them. The 1st defendant forced her to
go to the shop with him where more money and other items were t' ken. In other
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words she spent some time with the 1 defendant during the robbery operation .
Under cross - examination, she answered to the following questions :
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Qtn: Do you know the 1 defendant's full name prior to the robbery incident?
Ans: I did. not know the full name of the 1st defendant before the robbery incident.
Qtn: Did you mention the name of the 1st defendant when you reported the case to
the police?
Ans: I told the police his namt:. We made enquiry about the 1st defendant from
someone who told us the name of the 1st defendant.
Qtn: Was that person at the scene of the robbery incident on the day you were
robbed?
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Ans : The person was not there . I know the 1s defendant personally but I do not
know his name . l 'he person that told me the name of the 1st defendant was his
acquaintance.
Qtn: How many of the robbers did you identify that day?
Ans : In that night, I identified two of the robbers.
Qtn: How did you identify the two robbers?
Ans : The robber who was armed with a gun had torchlight. He flashed the
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torchlight and it reflected light ,on the face of the 1 defendant. The 2nd defendant
was armed and he had the torchlight. When he flashed the torchlight it reflected on
the face of the 1st defendant.
Qtn: How did you identify the 2nd defendant who was armed with a gun and
torchlight?
Ans: I was holding torchlight when the robbers came in. I flashed the light at them
before the 2 nd defendant snatched it from me. It was then that I saw his face .
Qtn: It is true that the armed robbers first attacked you at your shop, is that cotTect?
Ans: It is true.
Qtn: It is correct that on that faithful day you were robbed, you did not identify t~
2"' defendant, is that correct?
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