Drama: Rape victim forgives her defilers

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

There was a dramatic turn of event yesterday at Benin, Edo State as a teenager asked the police to withdraw a criminal case against her defilers and set them free.

It was at the Oregbeni Area Customary Court, Benin, yesterday. Consequently, the court stuck out a two-count charge of conspiracy and having carnal knowledge of the teenage girl, name withheld following the victim’s decision to withdraw the case from court.

The victim through her lawyer, J. O. Emiantor told the court that she has forgiven the two men who was allegedly raped her in November last year. The accused persons have been charged with conspiracy and having carnal knowledge with the victim without her consent while armed with cutlass and knife. However, at resumed hearing of the case yesterday, the victim through her counsel, said she had forgiven the accused persons and was no longer interested in prosecuting the two count charge of conspiracy and unlawful carnal knowledge.

In a motion on notice filed at the court, Emiantor said the matter has been resolved on the intervention of God almighty and both parties agreed to deal with it as an issue of the past.

Consequently, President of the court, Mrs. Elisabeth Dele-Ogbeide accordingly struck out the charge with suit no IOACC/29C/2011 in view of the amicable settlement by the families and representative of the Commissioner of Police.
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