A Yaba chief magistrate’s court in Lagos, yesterday, held
that a teenager, Avoseh Satingo, has a case to answer in the alleged r*pe of an
80-year-old blind woman.
that a teenager, Avoseh Satingo, has a case to answer in the alleged r*pe of an
80-year-old blind woman.
It, therefore, ordered that the accused be remanded in
prison custody. The Magistrate made this known following advice by the Lagos
State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
prison custody. The Magistrate made this known following advice by the Lagos
State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
She said the DPP advised that a prima facie case had been
established against 19-year-old Satingo.
established against 19-year-old Satingo.
The Police had on March 24 charged the teenager with raping
an octogenarian on her bed.
an octogenarian on her bed.
The prosecutor, ASP Godwin Anyanwu, told the court that the
accused, who resides at the Cele Church Bus Stop, Bilewu Oshoffa area, Agbovipe
village, Badagry, r*ped the grandmother in her
room.
accused, who resides at the Cele Church Bus Stop, Bilewu Oshoffa area, Agbovipe
village, Badagry, r*ped the grandmother in her
room.
According to him, Satingo committed the offence on February
17 at 1p.m.
17 at 1p.m.
He said: “Satingo took advantage of the condition of the
blind complainant and r*ped her on her bed.
blind complainant and r*ped her on her bed.
“He was apprehended by members of the community who sighted
him coming out of his victim’s room as she cried for help.”
him coming out of his victim’s room as she cried for help.”
He said the offence contravened Sections 258 and 259 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
The court had, in March, adjourned the case pending the
DPP’s advice.
DPP’s advice.
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