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Defilement victim asks court to withdraw case

Court Hammer. Court threw out a defilement case after the defendant testified that she was not defiled. [Photo: Courtesy]

A 17-year-old minor has asked the court to throw out a defilement case in which a university student is accused of defiling her.

The girl told Principal Magistrate Hazel Wandere that she had been friends with the accused for six months.

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