‘We are legally married’ - Man arraigned for defiling 13-yr-old tells court FridayMorning ReadThis FridayThoughts
A 31-year-old chef, Innocent Etim, charged with the defilement of a 13-year-old girl in 2017, yesterday told an FCT High Court in Nyanya that the alleged victim was now his wife.
Etim, who was charged by the police with two counts bordering on defilement, said this while giving evidence as a defence witness.“She delivered a baby boy on October 18, 2019, and we had the church dedication too,”Etim added that he did not touch the alleged victim on February 13, 2017, the date of the alleged defilement but only asked her to come and collect a cake as it was her birthday.After his testimony, his counsel, Dickson Umoru, told the court that the defence was closing its case.
Consequently, the judge, Justice Peter Kekemeke adjourned the matter to April 6 for adoption of written addresses. The police had earlier told the court that the defendant committed the offence on February 13, 2017, at Sauka area of Abuja. The offence contravened the provisions of sections 1 and 5 of the Violence Against Persons Act,2015
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