The Nation Newspaper Man jailed 14 years for raping 78-year-old woman
Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court yesterday sentenced a man, Lawal Moshod, to 14 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 78-year-old woman now deceased.
He was re-arraigned on May 30, 2024 on an amended one-count charge bordering on an attempt to commit sexual assault by penetration contrary to section 262 of the criminal law ofThe judge asked the defendant whether he understood the content of his guilty plea and the obligation of the court to give out the maximum sentence on the charges.
“The defendant met the survivor, a 78 years old woman, now deceased, in Maryland on January 2, 2019. She had dementia and could not find her way home. The prosecution counsel, B. E. Okeowo, informed the court that both parties have entered a plea and sentence agreement dated May 30, 2024.The defendant counsel Oyebanji Yusuf pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.
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