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WOMAN 75 RAPE CASE GOES TO HIGH COURT

By: Sahr J. Bangah

The presiding magistrate, Magistrate Peter Brima Gogra has committed to high court a case of raped involving a seventy five (75) years old woman; name withheld who was allegedly raped by a twenty years old bike rider Sheku Mansaray at Majofunia village in Falaba District, northern Sierra Leone.

According to court evidence, it was revealed in court that the complainant suffered from deaf and dumbed since childhood and it was recalled that on the 12th August 2020, the complainant was in her house alone when the accused came and took advantage of the surrounding situation and forcefully had sexual intercourse with the seventy five years old woman.

It was also revealed in court that the accused Sheku Mansaray did not only have sex with the victim but squeezed the her throat and forcefully put his cloth in her mouth not to shout for help wherein she sustained wound in her mouth.

Four witnesses testified in court with collaborative evidence that that they met the victim crying in her room with blood oozing from her two legs including her scattered room which prompted them to go in searched of the suspect that committed the said crime.

It was further revealed that during the searched, the saw the accused Sheku Mansaray running to an unknown destination when the immediately follow him with high speed and arrested him and later took him to the victim who identified him as the culprit which prompted them to take him to the police station for further questioning.

Police medical reports also collaborated that indeed the victim was sexually abuse and need medical attention.

Upon hearing this evidence in court, Magistrate Peter Gogra said that the accused Sheku Mansaray has a case to answer and on that note committal his case to high court where he will make his next appearance for the offence of rape contrary to law indeed the accused was raped.  

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