In Brief
A man was convicted of murdering a 50-year-old father and his 12-year-old daughter by repeatedly hacking them with a sickle, and attempted murder of two other family members, on 18–19 September 2005. The High Court acquitted him, citing doubts about the weapon and injuries. The Supreme Court reversed this, holding the High Court acted perversely by ignoring eyewitness testimony from injured survivors, medical evidence showing sickle injuries, recovery of the blood-stained weapon, and the victim's dying declaration. The Court restored the Trial Court's conviction for murder and attempted murder, finding guilt established beyond reasonable doubt.
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