Two persons get life imprisonment forraping Pastor’s daughter in Delta.

Having raped a 17-year-old daughter of a Pastor
(names withheld), two notorious rapist, Ernest
Steve, 30 and Jerry Godwin, 29 were recently
sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delta state
high court sitting in Ughelli.Reportnaija gathered that the rapists broke into the
residence of the victim's parents
at Young Africa Close, Ovwian, armed with a gun
and knife on November 5, 2007 to carry out the
distasteful act.
The Prosecution told the court that after robbing
parents of the young girl of valuables, they again
had carnal knowledge of the girl , causing her
severe injuries and psychological trauma.
Delivering the judgment, the trial judge, Justice
O. Tobi said the confessional statements of the
accused who admitted in evidence during trial
passed the veracity test and was not in doubt,
saying the prosecution led by P. T. Daubry had
proved the essential ingredients of the three-
count charge preferred against the accused
persons.
The court declined the plea for mercy by the
defence counsel, Mr. M. Oshemele, and
proceeded to hand down the mandatory
punishment for the offence they committed as
prescribed by the law.
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