Timothy Adegoke: Appeal Court Reserves Judgement on Ramon Adedoyin Death Sentence
The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Ramon Adedoyin, who was sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court in Osogbo for the death of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Adegoke was allegedly killed at Adedoyin’s hotel, Hilton Hotels, in Ile-Ife.
Adedoyin, along with two of his hotel staff, were found guilty by the court in the murder case of Adegoke, whose death occurred between November 5 and 7, 2021, while staying at the hotel.
The court’s judgment relied heavily on circumstantial evidence, which pointed to the involvement of Adedoyin and his staff in the killing. The court noted that Adedoyin’s refusal to testify or provide an alibi weakened his defence.
Justice Adepele Ojo had sentenced Adedoyin and two staff members, Adeniyi Aderogba and Oyetunde Kazeem, to death by hanging over their alleged roles in the disposal of Adegoke’s body from the hotel premises.
Dissatisfied with the verdict, Adedoyin and his co-defendants approached the Appeal Court, seeking to overturn the High Court’s judgment.
During Tuesday’s hearing, counsel for the respondents, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, urged the Appeal Court to dismiss Adedoyin’s appeal and uphold the High Court’s judgment, arguing that the prosecution’s circumstantial evidence clearly implicated Adedoyin and others in the crime.
Source: PUNCH
