THE REPUBLIC vs. ZAINAB MOHAMMED ALI [2024]DLHC17447

Date	2024-04-29
Suit No.	Suit No: NR/TL/HC/CC3/1/24
Citation No.	[2024]DLHC17447

Justice Eric Ansah Ankomah

Linda Anibreka

Salisu Be-Aworibe Issifu

[2024]DLHC17447
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

ZAINAB MOHAMMED ALI<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [HIGH COURT,TAMALE]<o:p></o:p>

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Suit
No: NR/TL/HC/CC3/1/24&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 29th April, 2024<o:p></o:p>

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Linda Anibreka for the Republic<o:p></o:p>

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I.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>

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1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
accused person has been charged with the offence of causing harm contrary to
section 69 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) as amended. The irony of
the case is that, the accused person is the lawful wife of the victim and the
couple are blessed with two children.<o:p></o:p>

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On
12th January, 2024 the love story of the couple turned sour when a
quarrel on who to drive the vehicle of the husband turned ugly. In the midst of
the confusing, the husband (victim) is alleged to have slapped the wife in the
face. The wife allegedly boiled water on a gas burner and poured the hot water
on her husband causing severe bodily harm to the husband. The wife reported a case
of assault against the husband to the police and upon investigations, the then
complainant (wife) became the accused person in this case before me. <o:p></o:p>

II.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
CHARGE<o:p></o:p>

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2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
only charge levelled against the accused person per the charge sheet filed in
this court on 19th February, 2024 reads;<o:p></o:p>

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COUNT ONE<o:p></o:p></span</main>