Brothel Boy Case Essay

During the 1920s in Burma, a boy in his mid-twenties whom was raised within a brothel as put on trial for the crime of raping and possible murder of a local girl. To the villagers it was an open-and-shut case of a young girl, a virgin, being found naked and injured in the arms of the brothel boy, as he did not flee the scene of the crime. The scene and the victim showed apparent signs that the girl had struggled during the rape, which had caused her to hit her head on a sharp rock. The girl was rushed to her home to seek treatment. The village men beat the boy until he was unconscious and bleeding from several wounds from being repeatedly kicked. Within a few days, the young girl died in the result of an infectious head wound. It was believed to be septicemia, blood poisoning from a bacteria or toxin, which spawned from a villainous mixture of local herbs being applied to her head wound. With the death of the young girl, the brothel boy would not only face the charge of rape, but possible murder as well.
In all criminal cases, the prosecution refers to the essential elements of crime to provide evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. Examining the brothel boy case, the boy committed an act considered actus reus due to the fact of the force used during intercourse, however, there was no criminal intent of rape and/or causing the head wound …show more content…
Defense attorneys have very limited resources for investigation, but with the help of the prosecutors they have more access. With little to no recourses, as the defense attorney relies on the prosecution to provide some information that will provide the defendant with the best outcome possible. There is not enough evidence to support that the boy should be charged with murder, as the girl did not seek medical attention after receiving the