By Feima Sesay
Mohamed Lamin Turay was on Monday 17th July sent on remand by magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba road court No3 for allegedly killing his brother Ibrahim Turay. The accused made another appearance in court and was charge with one count of Murder contrary to law.
According to the particulars of offence, the accused on Tuesday 16th May 2023, at Pyke Street off Main Road, Congo Town Freetown murder Ibrahim Turay. The prosecution witness No 1 Detective police Inspector Kai Sungu Brewa led in evidence by deputy superintendent of police Sorie Conteh said he is attached to the criminal investigation department Congo cross Freetown.
He said he recognize the complainant and that of the accused and further recalled 16th May 2023, when the complaint one Alie Turay and Moses Thomas arrest and brought in the accused person at the Congo cross police station and reported the case of murder against the accused.
Inspector Brewa said the matter was allocated to him for further investigation. He added that upon receipt of the matter he obtained statement from complainant and witnesses’ separately, adding that on the same date himself and a team of police office visited the crime scene at main motor road Congo town Freetown.
He said at the crime scene the discovered the deceased lying on the ground in a pool of blood with his mouth widely open, a sylva colour knife having blood stain. The remain of the deceased he said was later taken to the Connaught mortuary for postmortem examination. The knife he said was return to the station and handed over to the exhibit clerk as exhibit.
On the 18th May, 2023, the witness said he wrote a request for a postmortem examination to be conducted on the remains of the deceased, and that on the 19th May 2023, he witness the said postmortem examination on the remains of the deceased, adding that after the examination photocopy of the death certificate was handed over to him by the pathologist Dr Semion Owizz Koroma. The said report was produced and tender in court. He said on the 22 May 2023, he obtained contemporaneous statement from the accused together with DPC 20032 Samia S F. He added that on the 23 June 2023, he charged the accused with the offence of murder.
The accused who was unrepresented in court whiles cross examining the witness said he told him during the investigation that he is a sickly person and usually behave abnormally and that on the day of the incident he was not himself
At this stage the matter was adjourned to the 25th July 2023, for further hearing whiles the accused was remanded in prison.
