WE REPORT AND YOU ULTIMATELY DECIDE

The news begin anew on the afternoon edition of the justice channel, and you are looking live at the cape forest district court where the trial of the last little pig named Tommy versus the cape forest state is underway for the murder of Frank the wolf. The prosecution in his opening statement alleged that Tommy plan with tact the assault to kill Frank the wolf because his late mother had borrowed food from Frank the wolf and offered her children in the event that she died and the loan wasn't settle. The prosecution further explained that they will be bringing witnesses forward to make their case and assure the jury that once all the relevant informations are shown to the court they will have no choice but to convict Tommy. 

The defense at their turn are making the case that Frank the Wolf was the most vicious and deceitful character that Cape Forest have seen in recent memories, furthermore he killed the two brothers of tommy and that Tommy was smart enough to read right into his playbook and return that against him in self defense which resulted in the death of Frank the wolf. The defense vowed to fight this case all the way to the end and will provide testimony to disprove the prosecution theory.

From my experience as a court reporter, I can tell you that this is going to be a very bitter trial because there is a lot of animosity from both side. All side believe in their theory and the ultimate decision will rest in the hands of the jury.

The prosecution called forward Tommy, in cross examination the prosecution asked this:

"Tommy is it true that your mother and Frank the Wolf had some sort of friendship?" Tommy answered "yes" the prosecution replied "is it also true that your mother couldn't survive on her own therefore consistently ask Frank the wolf for her day to day food supply". From the look on his face you can tell that Tommy got really annoyed by this question, her fired back " I hope I don't patronize you for saying this but my mother didn't relied on Frank the Wolf for her food supply, she always took care of me and my brothers and never expected anything from anybody". Next the prosecution called Frank the Wolf best friend who was named Vern the Leopard. Vern testifies that he witnesses many time his friend taking food to Tommy's mother and she would feed her children and will always say I will pay you in kind and if I died before you collect some sort of payment my children will be oblige to pay you if not you can have them as a valid payment of your debt. Vern also mentioned that many time his friend will just pay Tommy's mom a visit just to check on her and her children and never mentioning the debt that she owed him. Vern indicated how disappointed he was that not only his best friend didn't not receive any sort of payment for the debt he was owed but he was murder because of his kindness.

The defense on cross examination slammed Vern the Leopard calling an opportunistic character who is trying to collect a non existent debt that was concocted by Frank the wolf to conduct his deplorable activities. The defense called Frank the wolf a liar, a murderer, and a character that was out to do anything possible to cheat and deceive anyone and the proof of that is that he had Vern the Leopard as his best friend. The defense also mentioned that Vern the Leopard testament could not be trusted because of his own despicable record, both Frank the Wolf and Vern the Leopard have their name on each other wills because they are both murderers and that is a way to ensure that even if one perils the other can still cary on the murder spree.

The defense made their arguments by first detailing the character of Tommy and also by showing the good deed that he consistently does for the community and then brought the attention to his brothers that were viciously killed and eaten by Frank the wolf. 

The defense contended that after the death of Tommy's mother, Frank the Wolf was happy because the death of their mother meant open season of the three lil pigs because she was the only one that deterred Frank the Wolf from killing her children. Tommy being the smartest out of the three of them knew that somehow he had to prepare himself against Frank the Wolf in an event Frank attack. He remembered the last word his mother told him before she died in which she insisted that they stay far away from Frank the wolf because he was a villain and that he will not hesitate to use them as a meal. Tommy by the voice of the defense attests that those last word spoken by his mother vis a vis Frank the wolf before she died was indelible. Soon after his mother's death, Frank the wolf was at it just as his mother warned killing his brother one after one and then sat his eyes on Tommy. Frank knew that Tommy was as smart as they come and that he will have to use a very skill way to deceit Tommy which he knew will not be easy, but one thing Frank the Wolf didn't think of is the ability of Tommy to defend himself by any mean necessary. Tommy recognized that his brothers got killed not because they were stupid but rather because they were deceived by Frank, he knows it because Frank attempted to deceive him unsuccessfully. One thing tommy didn't take for granted is Frank the Wolf determination to kill him. Many times Frank the wolf attempted to kill Tommy but Tommy had the upper hand in the desperate move to kill Tommy he climbed the chimney and got char and eventually died. 

Furthermore, the defense explains to the jury that Tommy is the type of citizen that cape Forest needs to deter the bullies and make this town an example among other. Tommy is a hero not a murderer, the defense took a shot at the system for allowing Frank the wolf to killed the two brothers without being arrested and finally got justice from the youngest of the three brothers. The defense reiterated many times the slogan that Tommy is a hero and not a criminal and that they urged the jury to make the right call if they want their town to be safe and example because if the jury doesn't make the right judgement in this matter they could be the next victim, the defense reminded the jury that there are still characters like Vern the Leopard out there and his kind that are monitoring this trial very close and that a bad judgement on the jury part can bolster these characters in carrying on the same criminal activities.

Now it is the turn of the jury to have a word, they received strict guidance from Judge Elephant King in deliberating this matter. The jury deliberated for days and finally came up with a non guilty verdict. After the trial the jury explained the factors that played an important role in their decisions. First they talked about the character that the prosecution called to make their case, they called him untrustworthy and having an agenda. Second none of Frank the Wolf family was present at the trial which according to the jury said something about Frank the wolf character. Speaking to their acquittal verdict with respect to Tommy, the jury affirmed that they had a sense of honesty from Tommy and that they really believe that he acted in self defense and this mark the end of this painful to watch trial full of anger one hand and guilt on the other.

Reporting live from the hallways of the district court of Cape Forest Djibril Dosso Justice channel.