A High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 46-year-old man, Tunde Omisakin to 12 years imprisonment for causing the death of his girlfriend, Tina Toroso.
Justice Adedayo Akintoye convicted Omisakin of manslaughter for cutting the right hand of his girlfriend with a cutlass which resulted in her death.
The judge held that the prosecution proved the ingredients of manslaughter beyond every reasonable doubt.
She noted that the prosecution witnesses’ evidence clearly established how the incident happened.
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“The prosecution evidence directly pointed to the defendant as the person who caused the death of the deceased (Miss Toroso).
“The defendant did not deny that he cut her hand but said he did not intend to kill her.
“I hold that the ingredient of manslaughter has been proven by the prosecution beyond a reasonable doubt,”
Justice Akintoye said.
The judge found holes in the defense’s contention that the evidence of the prosecution witnesses was contradictory and that the evidence of the investigating police officers was merely hearsay
She held: “The evidence adduced by investigating officers during investigations cannot amount to hearsay.
“I hold that the evidence of the prosecution is consistent and therefore reliable.
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