By: Audrey Raymonda John
Twenty-one-year-old Abu Bakarr Kallay, a student, has made another appearance before Magistrate Mustapha Brima Jah at Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown on a count charge of murder, contrary to Section 1 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, as repealed and replaced by Section 1(a) of the Schedule to the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 2021 (Act No. 6 of 2022).
According to the particulars of the offence, on Monday, 6 April 2026, at Moyiba, Kissy in the Western Area of Freetown, the accused allegedly murdered Mohamed Bangura.
When the charge was read and explained to the accused, no plea was taken because the matter is before the court on committal proceedings.
The prosecutor, Chief Superintendent of Police (C.S.P.) Tommy B. Zizer Esq., informed the court that he had served the accused with copies of the witness statements.
The accused confirmed receipt of the documents.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Jah refused bail, citing the seriousness of the offence charged. The matter was adjourned to 2 June 2026.