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After 10 witnesses, 28 exhibits, state prosecutors close Sia Fatu murder case case
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By Saio Marrah State prosecutors have closed their case in the murder trial of Abdul Kpaka over the death of his girlfriend, Sia Fatu Kamara. The state presented 10 witnesses, and tendered one witness statement along with 28 exhibits in a bid to prove their case against the defendant. Addressing Justice Alfred Ganda at the High Court in Freetown prosecutor Yusuf Isaac Sesay noted that the defendant, Abdul Kpaka was brought to the High Court pursuant to the High Court order stipulated in section 136 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1965, which has been repealed and now located at section 126 of...
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