In Brief
A man was convicted of murder by a trial court and the conviction was upheld by the high court. On appeal to the Supreme Court, the conviction was set aside. The appellant had no motive to commit the murder, no relationship with the victim or other accused, and the courts had convicted him based on assumptions and conjecture rather than reliable evidence. The Supreme Court found the prosecution failed to prove common intention beyond reasonable doubt and acquitted the appellant, applying the benefit of doubt in his favour after he had already served more than five years in prison."
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