DC
The appeal was dismissed because the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant raped and impregnated a 16-year-old schoolgirl, and the absence of DNA evidence or birth certificate did not undermine the proof. The trial court's failure to evaluate the defence or procedural irregularities in sentencing did not occasion injustice as the right to be heard was observed and the evidence was credible.
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- Rape
- Statutory rape
- Impregnation of school girl
- Proof of age
- Evidence evaluation
- Sentencing in absentia