Summary Of R V. Abraham Case

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Mariam.Al-Jerman R V ABRAHAM Summary kiesha Weippeart a 6 year old girl who lived with her mother kristi Abraham and her stepfather robert smith in their western sydney home of Mount Druitt. On the 1st of august 2010 kiesha’s mother kristi Abraham made a phone call to police to report that her daughter kiesha had gone missing. The police then set out a larger scale search to take place in order to look for kristi Abrahams daughter.kristi Abraham and her defacto partner Robert Smith both were reported saying to police constantly that they had no knowledge whatsoever of the involvement in kiesha's disappearance. on the 21st of april 2011 it was then reported that the remains of keisha's Weippert body were found at a gravesite which was not far from the house where the family lived. Elements of a crime Actus reus, mens rea, The case shows element of crime such as mens rea due to previous reports from DOCS that abraham would abuse her daughter. Kristi Abrahams and …show more content…

Also needing psychiatric evaluation. De Facto partner Robert smith has been sentenced to 12 years for his role in assisting the murder of Kiesha Abrahams.The legal system, though lengthy in ways, achieved justice for Kiesha as she was inhumanly murdered by her own mother and stepfather, Both the murderer and the accomplice were caught using extensive DNA and thorough investigation. Also due to police suspicions of the pair, after Kiesha was reported missing, homicide detectives followed them to the toddlers gravesite where they were taking flowers. This is when police discovered the body and quickly arrested them both. Though evidence is crucial in every investigation, especially to help convict the criminal, suspicions and leads are a vital source in bringing them to justice. This is shown clearly in this case as both of Keisha's killers are now behind bars.

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