By Audrey John
Unisa Samura a civil servant, Richard Maggao and Saidu Kasseh were on Monday 14th March 2022 again refused bail and sent to prison by magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road court No 1 for allegedly murdering one Sinneh Koroma.
The accused persons Unisa Samura, Richard Maggao and Saidu Kasseh were drag to court on one count charge of murder contrary to law. According to the police, the accused persons on Wednesday 27 October 2021 at Upper George Brook Dwarzack farm in the western area Freetown murdered Sinneh Koroma.
Fatmata Sei Kamara a police investigator led in further evidence by ASP Christiana Davis Cole said after complainant have informed them about the alleged incident, thereafter medical form was issued to him but said the said medical was unendorsed because the complainant was admitted at the hospital and therefore could not do so and later died.
The said medical form was tendered. On the same date, myself, complainant and Sergeant 10400 Turay K left the station for Connaught were the remains were convey for postmortem examination.
She added that the remains were identity to then by complainant, adding that after the examination they returned to the station and obtained statement from complainant. The witness said they were also accompanied by the complaint to George Brook where the alleged incident occurred and that at the scene, statements were obtained from different witnesses and later returned to the New England Ville police station.
She said the first accused reported himself at the Akon police station whiles the third accused who reported himself at the New England Ville police station and that the second accused was arrested by community people and brought to the station. She added that on the 6th November 202, herself and D Sergeant 10400 Turay K. obtained voluntary caution statement from all the accused persons separately. The said statements of the accused persons were tendered in court as exhibit respectively.
During the cross examination by lawyer S.M Conteh, the witness said first accused went to the police station on that day for the alleged murder.
When counsel confronted the witness he furthered that the first accused only went to the station to report threat on the life of his wife.
She replied that the accused went to report the alleged incident and that the accused further denied the allegation of murder.
She said the first told her that he has never had any malice with the deceased and that the deceased fell down at the banking of his house because he was drunk. The witness was also confronted by counsel that there were no eye witnesses at the scene to ascertain that first accused was at the scene on the alleged date of the incident, the witness said there was.
Lawyer C. I Williams and C Campbell also cross examined the witness on behalf of the second and third accused persons.
ASP Christiana Davis Cole Esq is prosecuting the matter on behalf of the Inspector General of Police. The matter was adjourned to the 21 March 2022 for further hearing whiles the accused persons were remanded in prison.