FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)
Saikou Ceesay
28 February 2008
Serrekunda — The fifth prosecution witness in the trial of Dodou Janneh, alias Dodou Boy, has stood firmly by her testimony that the late Sheriff Minteh told her at the point of death that the accused, Dodou Janneh, had stabbed him (the deceased).
The witness, Yassin Minteh, insisted on this point during cross-examination by defence counsel Lawyer Lamin S. Camara, at the proceedings of Tuesday 26 February 2008. Lawyer Camara suggested to the witness that the deceased may not have referred to the accused when he (the deceased) said "he stabbed ,me" because he did not point his finger to the accused. In response the witness said she stood by the statement she made to the police.
When asked whether she knows the police officer who took her statement, she answered in the negative. Upon further questioning she said her statement was taken before the burial of the late Sheriff Minteh. When challenged she maintained that she had mentioned the name of the accused to the police officer who took her statement.
Miss Minteh acknowledged that she did not know the accused, but pointed out that people recognise him facially and by his name. She also acknowledged that she had never seen the accused before the incident.
She also admitted that she had no idea of the number of people present at the scene, noting that her mind was focused on her brother who was bleeding profusely at the time.
The fifth prosecution witness has ended her testimony and the sixth prosecution witness is expected to testify at the next proceedings scheduled for Wednesday 5th March 2008. The trial is taking place at the Bundung Magistrates Court before Mrs. Kumba Sillah Camara. The accused is still remanded in custody at Mile II Prisons.
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