By Mamajah Jalloh
Freetown, Sierra Leone, Mousa Sewa a thirty-four years old business man on Wednesday, 23 October, 2024, was again arraigned for the continuation of his alleged murder trial before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba road court No.2 on count charge of murder, Contrary to section 1 of the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861 as repealed and replaced by Section 1 (a) to the schedule of the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 2022, Act No 6 of 2022.
According to the particulars of offence, that you on Sunday the 18th of August 2024 at Mankneh Qcell pole, Makeni, Bomboli in the northern province of the Republic of Sierra Leone murdered Massah Massaquoi.
When the charge was read and explained to the accused person no plea was given.
The Assistant Superintendent of police Dialla Wellington applied for a short adjournment date because her witness is absent in court
Lahai Marah Massaquoi who is a civil servant testified in the alleged murder trial and confirmed that he knows the deceased as her daughter. He recalled that on the 19 August Monday morning his sister called him and revealed that his daughter Massah is dead.
Lahai noted that since he was stopped from seeing her daughter he decided that something is wrong and report the matter to the police. He furthered that on the 26 of August the alleged family called a meeting for them to compromise the course of his daughter’s deaths, but refused as she deserve justice. Massaquoi could not further with his testimony as he uncontrollably burst in tears before the Bench.
Counsel representing the accused person A. P. Juah Esq pleaded with the bench to talk with the prosecutor to speed the trial considering it serious in nature.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Bangura refused bail and sent the accused person to the male correctional facility in Freetown.
However, the case was been adjourned to the 29 of October, 2025, for further hearings.
