By: Audrey John
Unisa Samura, Richard Maggao, Saidu Kasseh Sesay were standing trial for the offence of murder before magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba court No2.
Police alleged that all accused persons Unisa Samura, Richard Maggao, Saidu Kasseh Sesay on Wednesday 27th October 2021 at upper George Brook Street Dawarzack Freetown murder Sinneh Koroma.
The charge was read and explained to all accused persons but they did not take their respective plea because it is preliminary investigation (P.I).
Magistrate Kekura said the brief fact is that Unisa Samura, Richard Maggao, Saidu Kasseh Sesay on Wednesday the 27th day of October 2021 at upper George Brook Dwazak Farm Freetown Murdered Sinneh Koroma.
The prosecution in a bid to prove its case against the accused persons called five witnesses in evidence alleged including formal witnesses who tendered various exhibits respectively.
He said all prosecution witnesses were cross examined by lawyer M.Rashid, S.M Konteh., C. I. Williams respectively for and on behalf of all accused persons.
When the prosecution closed its case C.I Williams submitted a written no case submission for and on behalf of all accused persons the prosecutor did not reply to the entirety of the evidence adduced before this court .
Magistrate Kekura said his duty was to examine the evidence before this court, if the prosecution adduced sufficient evidence against the accused persons this matter will be committed to high court for trials.
But if there is insufficient evidence proffered against the accused persons this matter will be discharge pursuant to section 118 of the criminal procedure Act No.32 of 1965.
He further that in looking at the evidence adduced before his court in its totality including the no case submission for and on behalf of the accused persons denied the allegations in their statements made to the police. However, even though the accused persons denied the allegations levied against them, the 2nd accused Richard Maggao confirmed in his statement made to the police that he met the deceased at the house of the 1st accused. The 1st accused asked the deceased to vacate his home, which he refused to go on the ground that 1st accused has refused to sell to him. He further explained that the deceased started calling his name Maggao.
That as a result of the deceased refusal to live the house of the 1st accused, him and the 1st grabbed the deceased to an unfinished house. They left him there and returned to their respective house.
The 1st accused in his statement to the police establishment the fact the deceased went to his house and was hitting his makeshift structure that night. That the deceased was using motherly invectives and saying he want to die in his hand. The first accused did not state that himself and the second accused took the deceased to unfinished building left him there.
He further that the 3rd accused also confirmed in his statement to the police that the deceased went to his house in a stupefied mood.
He asked him to go out of his verandah but the deceased refused and he instructed his brother in law to take the deceased away. The deceased was taken away but he later returned to the said house.
Magistrate Kekura said his question is that why all the accused persons did reported themselves to the police when they had the demise of the deceased after having denied the allegations that they did not murder the deceased.
Magistrate Kekura continue that in the light of the foregoing including exhibit E which is the medical certificate of cause of death has convinced me that the prosecution has adduced sufficient evidence against all three accused persons for them to stand trails at the high court.
