By Akinwale Kasali Olufemi Olaleye, disgraced Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation who was sentenced to a double life imprisonment on the 24th of October 2023 by the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja for defiling his wife’s niece has faulted the judgement by the Court. His wife’s niece, a minor, lived in the house with him and his wife and children.Olaleye has just appealed against the judgement of the lower Court on 35 grounds. He accused the Court of erring on all counts, totalling about 35, and is, therefore, seeking redress from the Appeal Court. He demanded to be absolved from the crime as well be discharged and acquitted.In his first ground to the court of appeal, Olaleye said the Honourable Lower Court erred in law when, in the absence of any direct evidence, it held that the alleged victim of the crime was a child of 16 at the time of the offence.
Kemi Pinheiro, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria is his lead Council.
Below are the following reliefs Dr Femi Olaleye sought from the court of appeal
i. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court allowing this appeal.
ii. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court setting aside the decision of the Honourable Lower Court contained in the judgment delivered on the 24th day of October, 2023 in Charge No: ID/20289C/2022.iii. AN ORDER setting aside the conviction of and quashing the sentence against the Appellant by the Honourable Lower Court on the 24th day of October, 2023 in Charge No: ID/20289C/2022. iv. AN ORDER of this Honourable Court discharging and acquitting the Appellant of the offences spelt out on the face of the information filed in Charge No: ID/20289C/2022.
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