By: Audrey Raymonda John
A defendant has been discharged by Magistrate John Manso Fornah of Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown after the prosecution informed the court that it would offer no further evidence against him, following instructions from the complainant.
The defendant appeared before the court on October 22, 2026, while the complainant was absent.
During the proceedings, D.S.P. Cunteh, who prosecuted the matter, informed the court that, based on instructions received from the complainant, the prosecution would offer no further evidence against the defendant.
In his ruling, Magistrate Fornah said he had considered the prosecutor’s submission and consequently discharged the defendant.
“I hereby discharge the defendant based on the submission of the prosecutor,” the magistrate ruled.