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2011-05-30 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| Ogarte insists that both the RTC and the Court of Appeals erred in giving full weight and credence to AAA's testimony considering that it was uncorroborated and was replete with inconsistencies. However, he only gave a general statement and failed to specifically identify the alleged inconsistencies in AAA's testimony. Nevertheless, this Court has declared that inconsistencies in a victim's testimony will not weaken her credibility because we cannot expect a rape victim to remember every ugly detail of her appalling experience.[56] In People v. Del Rosario,[57] we said: Etched in our jurisprudence is the doctrine that a victim of a savage crime cannot be expected to mechanically retain and then give an accurate account of every lurid detail of a frightening experience - a verity born out of human nature and experience. This is especially true with a rape victim who is required to utilize every fiber of her body and mind to repel an attack from a stronger aggressor. x x x.[58] | |||||