In Brief
The appellants were convicted of murder for allegedly administering a fatal overdose of a narcotic drug (Tidijesic) to the deceased. The Supreme Court acquitted them, holding that while the death by drug overdose was proved, the prosecution failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the appellants administered the lethal dose. The medical evidence was inconsistent: it could not establish the exact time of death, the number of injections, or their timeline. Since the deceased was a known drug addict capable of self-injection, and the appellants had no clear motive, the circumstantial evidence left reasonable doubt as to their guilt.
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