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    Court Frees 15 Year Old Girl Who Killed A Man Who Tried To Rape Her

    Funke BusariBy Funke BusariJune 11, 2020Updated:December 12, 2023 The Judiciary No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Fifteen years old Timilehin Taiwo accused of killing her father’s friend Babatunde Ishola has been released from remand on Thursday.

    The Senior Secondary School 3 student was set free by a Magistrates Court presided over by Magistrate Philip Adebowale Ojo based on legal advice of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, that the case lacked ingredients of murder.

    Recall that the teenager was picked up over the death of 51 years old man in March 2020 when she was accused of stabbing the man with a knife for attempting to rape her.

    Delivering the judgement in the case, the presiding magistrate, Philip Adebowale Ojo said the case file after due consideration of facts, it was duly decided that there were insufficient facts to establish a prima facie case of murder against the suspect contrary to Section 222 of the Criminal Law, Cap. C17, Vol.3 Laws of Lagos State.

    On the premise of this development, the court ruled that ingredients required to prove the offence of murder against the suspect were not all present from the facts of this case, also clearly intention to kill or cause grievous bodily harm to the deceased cannot be established.

    Ojo said it is settled law that in a case of murder, defences raised by evidence, whether specifically put up by the suspect or not, must be properly considered. And further notes that no matter how weak or stupid a defence raised by a suspect may appear, it must be properly considered.

    Consequently, Philip Ojo discharged and acquitted the suspect of murder charge.

    The path to freedom for the teenager began when she was represented by the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender, OPD through period of detention and investigation at the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, SCIID, and arraignment before Yaba Magistrate Court on a one-count charge of killing Babatunde Ishola on March 7, 2020 at Nwadolu Street, Aboru in Alimosho local government area of the state, by stabbing him to death with a knife, thereby committing an offence punishable under the Criminal law of Lagos State, Nigeria, 2015.

    She was remanded at the Correctional Home for Girls, Idi-Araba and case adjourned for legal advice of the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions.

    The Director, Lagos Office of the Public Defender, Dr. Babajide Martins has expressed satisfaction with the decision of the court to release the girl of murder charge.

    Martins appreciated the professionalism, diligence and timely advice of the Director of Public Prosecution on the matter which made it possible for the girl to be released because no prima facie case was established against her.

    He assured other indigents being represented in various cases that OPD has been re-organised and re-engineered to deliver first class free legal services in line with the current administration philosophy of better security and governance to all residents irrespective of gender and religion.

    The Director therefore appealed to those that have suffered any form of rights denial, abuse and violence to visit any of the office of OPD nearest to them for free legal service.

    Martins assured members of the public that the office is still attending to the public during the lockdown within the governor`s directive.

    Meanwhile Timilehin’s parents, Ojo Taiwo and Funke expressed deep appreciation to the Lagos state government and OPD for coming to their rescue with free legal services.

    They explained that without such institution established by the Lagos state for indigents, they would have lost hope of getting access to justice considering their low income status in a case of this nature.

    Previously:

    16 Year-Old Girl Gives Reasons For Killing A 49-Year Old Man Who Was Her Father’s Friend

    16 Year-Old Girl Gives Reasons For Killing A 49-Year Old Man Who Was Her Father’s Friend

    Funke Busari

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