December 6, 2021
By Audrey John
After leading fifth prosecution witness, State Counsel Yusifu I. Sesay on Friday 3rd December 2021 closed the case of the prosecution involving one Mohamed Johnson, aka after birthday, Aiah Komba aka Akon, Kalilu Fofanah aka Kalipso, Victor Kellie and Ishmael Charles aka diesel for allegedly killing Kai Osman Fengai.
However, defense counsel, Jessie M. Jengo told Magistrate Sahr Kekura that he need a date for him to do his written no case submission on behalf of all the accused persons.
Meanwhile, Magisterat Kekura remanded the accused persons at the Male Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter to Friday 10th December 2021 for the defense counsel to do his no case submission.
The accused persons made another appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba road court No.1 in Freetown on two count charges of Conspiracy contrary to law and Murder contrary to law.
According to the charge sheet, the accused persons, on Tuesday 20th April 2021, at Koidu Town in kono District conspired with other persons unknown to commit a felony to wit Murder.
Police also alleged that the accused persons on the same date and place, the accused persons allegedly murdered Kai Osman Fengai.
Early, Detective Police Constable 13822 Komba Sorie attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Kono 2021, testified against four accused persons who were charged in connection with the alleged murder in Kono.
In his testimony to the court, Detective Komba Sorie said he recognized all accused persons in the dock, as well as the deceased Kai Osman Fengai.
He recalled on Tuesday, 20th April, 2021, when he was on duty at CID in Kono, the Operations team headed by ASP Tamba Kamanda, together with the complainant brought in the 2nd and 3rd accused persons and reported a case of wounding in respect of the deceased.
He added that the matter was allocated to him for further investigation and that upon the information that the deceased was being taken to the Koidu Government Hospital, himself and the complaint went to visit the victim who is now deceased.
“Upon arrival at the hospital, the victim was already in the theatre so we could not get access to him. Before long, he was pronounced dead by the medical personnel,” he disclosed.
He said the remains of the deceased were later taken to the Mortuary.
“At the scene of crime, I later received a wooden bench, piece of cloth, and a pair of slippers which had blood stain,” he testified.
He added that the 1st accused had told them that he had thrown the alleged knife he used to stab the deceased in a nearby place.