The appellant was convicted of murder following trial where he ran a cut-throat defence. He was assisted by an intermediary throughout the trial and the appeal was based on two grounds relating to that. The first ground related to a challenge advanced by co-accused’s counsel on the appellant’s need for…
The appellant in this case had ASD and a mild intellectual disability, he appealed following the obtaining of a further report that disputed his fitness to plead based these conditions. He had pleaded guilty to offences without the use of anintermediary, as he could not recall the incidents the Court…