By Fatima Kpaka
Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road court No1 has on Tuesday 23rd May 2023 remanded, Mohamed Haroun Conteh, a 17-year-old pupil for allegedly killing Mr. Edward Ola Johnson, a teacher.
The accused made his first appearance in court and was charge with one count of murder contrary to law.
According to the police the accused Mohamed Haroun Conteh on Saturday 11th March 2023, at No 5 Victoria Street Freetown murdered Edward Ola Johnson.
The first prosecution witness, Sergeant Amidu Conteh who is attached to the Scientific Support Unit as a Scene of Crime Officer at the Central Police Station recalled that on the 11th of March 2023 while he was on duty, Assistant Superintendent of Police Lahai told him to visit the scene of crime at Victoria Street, which he immediately did.
According to Sergeant Conteh, on arrival there he met other police officers at the scene of crime which was a dwelling house of two rooms and a parlor where a male was lying on the floor in a pool of blood with his throat slit, and two blue and two red pens tucked into his throat.
The witness said he took photographs with his Nikon digital camera of the scene and the remains which was shortly after then taken to the Connaught Hospital morgue.
Sergeant Amidu Conteh presented the camera with the photos in it along with printed copies of the same pictures.
The said photos and Camera were produced and tendered in court as exhibits B1-6 respectively to form part of the evidence.
At this juncture, cross examination was deferred.
Lawyer Umuh Sumaray Esq. from the Law Officers Department is prosecuting the matter.
Magistrate Ngegba however remanded the accused in prison and adjourned the matter to the 30th of May 2023 for further hearing.