Man claims he was falsely accused of raping sister-in-law

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Man claims he was falsely accused of raping sister-in-law

PORT MORESBY: A man accused of raping his siter-in-law in 2019 has claimed in a committal court in Waigani that he has been falsely accused.

Michael Putupai, 37, from Margarima’s Akaria village in Hela, made the submission through his lawyer  in court on Tuesday (Oct 18), 2022).

The court proceedings were reported by The National:

Lawyer questions evidence

October 20, 2022The NationalNational

A MAN accused of raping his sister-in-law in 2019 has claimed in a court that he has been falsely accused and that there are discrepancies in the evidence.
Michael Putupai, 37, of Akaria village in Margarima, Hela, made the submission through his lawyer at the Waigani Committal Court on Tuesday.
Lawyer Justin Haira argued that the complainant’s initial statement of the incident did not match the police summary.
“The complainant stated two instances of rape in her original statement, but there is only one in the police summary,” he said.
“The medical report was signed on Nov 5, 2018, which is a year before the incident is alleged to have taken place.
“These are fabricated information leading to false allegations against my client (Putupai),” Haria added.
Police alleged that between 7am and 8am on Nov 5, 2019, Putupai raped Lovelyn Kelwaip in their family home in Vadavada, National Capital District.”
Kelwaip had just sent her big sister’s children to school and went into her room to take a nap when Putupai allegedly attacked and raped her.
It was further alleged that later that day she went to the Port Moresby General Hospital and then to the Boroko Police Station.
However, Haira argued that the medical report showed an affidavit written and signed by two different doctors.
“The mixed-up information in the statements are from fabricated accusations against Putupai as the stories don’t add up,” he said.
Magistrate Paul Puri Nii adjourned the matter to Nov 29 for a decision on whether there was enough evidence to commit Putupai to trial.

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