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1. This appeal turns entirely on questions of fact. There are two facets of the evidence which I consider to be of fundamental importance, and as to which I have the gravest suspicion. The first is that relating to the cords with which the respondent was allegedly bound and the second that relating to the wounds on his chest and left arm. In view of the onus placed on the respondent by the pleadings of proving on the balance of probabilities that he was in fact robbed. I find it necessary to ask