Somasundaram Suresh v. The Hon. Attorney General – CA HCC/0038/2022-2023

In the case between The Hon. Attorney General (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Somasundaram Suresh (Defendant/Appellant), the court addressed whether the circumstantial evidence and associated expert testimony were sufficient to establish the Appellant’s guilt for murder, while examining the adequacy of the raised defence of automatism and the relevance of the Appellant’s mental condition at the time of the offence. It was held that the circumstantial evidence, including eyewitness accounts and forensic findings, established the Appellant’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and the defence of automatism lacked foundation since it was not properly advanced during the trial. The legal principles applied included the appropriate standards for evaluating circumstantial evidence and the burden of proof