THE REPUBLIC vs. DANLADI AKANVONG

According to the prosecution, the complainant, who was the first prosecution witness (PW1) at the trial, was returning home after visiting her brother and was then receiving a call on her infinix phone when she heard a voice shouting on her to hand over to him her cell phone. She ignored the person and continued to listen to the call; that the person caught up with her and demanded she handed over the phone; she again refused to do so which led to a struggle between them in the process of which the accused kicked her and she fell. It was at this stage, according to the prosecution, that she took a good look at the person and recognized him to be the accused. It is alleged accused pulled a knife, and fearing for her life, PW1 handed the phone to him. It is the prosecution’s further case that in the course of the robbery PW1 shouted for help and that drew the attention of a witness on a motor bike to the scene; that the witness pursued the accused but he managed to escape with the ph.....