By Fatima Kpaka
Ibrahim Kamara a registered state nurse attached to the Rokupa Government Hospital has on Wednesday 15th November 2023 testified in the ongoing preliminary investigation into the alleged murdered of one Ibrahim Jagitay by his cousin Mohamed Jagitay.
The accused, Mohamed Jagitay is standing trial before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No1 on the charge of murder contrary to law.
The accused is suspected to have murdered Ibrahim Jagitay on Friday 28th July 2023, at Kellie Farm, Malambay Village, Waterloo murdered Ibrahim Jagitay.
Prosecution witness No 5 Ibrahim Kamara led in evidence by Inspector Sellu TAP said he is a nurse attached to the Rokupa Government Hospital.
He said he knew the accused through his late father and the deceased also.
On the 28th July 2023, the witness said he was at home when the accused met him and explained to him that he had an injury on his right thomb and palm. The said that when he asked the accused as to how he sustained the injury, he responded that he had fallen from a motor bike.
” I asked him if he was hit by someone but he said no, and said if he was hit he should have gone to the police and obtained a medical report but he insisted that he only fell from his bike that the deceased was riding”, he explained.
The witness said he gave him three stitches and asked him to see him the following day but said since then he had not set his eyes on him.
On the 2nd of August 2023, he said he received a telephone called from the Waterloo Police Station where he went and made statement in respect of the matter.
Defense Counsel requested for an adjournment to cross examine the witness.
The matter was adjourned to the 23 of November 2023 for cross examination of the witness and the accused was remanded in prison.