By: Audrey John
Lamin Conteh, father of eight years old son Mangay Conteh who was allegedly murdered by one Lansana Kallie and Tawakulu Conteh at Blama Village wept in court while testifying before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Pademba Road Court No 1 in Freetown.
Both accused were charged with a count of Murder Contrary to Law.
According to police, it was alleged that both accused persons Lansana Kallie and Tawakula Conteh on Tuesday 16th November 2021, at Blama village Yumbeku Chiefdom, Bonthe district in the southern province of Sierra Leone murdered nine years old son, Mangay Conteh.
Led in evidence by Christian Davies Cole Esq said he recognized both accused persons and recalled them on Tuesday 16th November 2021.
He said on the said date he went out to look for his fishing net when he returned he couldn’t find his son the deceased Mangay Conteh.
He told the court that he left the deceased in the care of his brother the second accused person Tawakalu Conteh and said when he returned he asked his brother about his son but told him that he didn’t know his whereabouts.
The witness said he looked all around the village but he couldn’t find his son deceased, so he went to the town chief and complain about his missing son and some of the villagers help him in search of his son for complete two days until he was found him near the stream, dead. A boy named Moriba saw the deceased, and the town chief sent the paramount chief to collect the corpse.
He said the chiefdom speaker Tommy Yormah called the attention of one nurse, police officers and some villagers who escorted him to the said place when they arrived they gave one of the men gloves and lifted the child who was bleeding from his mouth and his private part was settle with blood stains they took the deceased inside the boat.
Later, the witness said he made a statement to the police at the Mattur Jong police station.
Both accused persons were not represented in court and they did their cross-examination.
Magistrate Ngegba said both accused have a case to answer is that sufficient evidence has been levelled against them and committed the matter to the high court for further trial.
