The NEWS (Monrovia)
Precious S. Seboe
13 March 2008
Monrovia — A 38-year-old man, Sallie J. Sheriff has been charged for allegedly killing his two daughters, and inflicting serious wounds on his wife in Tubmanburg, Bomi County.
Defendant Sheriff, a Sierra Leonean, gruesomely caused the death of his daughters, Aminata Sheriff, 5, and Haja Mariama Sheriff, 4 years old.
Court document revealed that on March 4, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., the defendant walked to the house of his wife Rhamatu Sheriff with a cutlass entered the room and locked the door while his children were sleeping.
"He grabbed the two children chopped their heads off, killing them instantly. After hearing screaming sound from the room, his wife tried to enter, but to no avail," records disclosed.
The records further indicated that the defendant allegedly opened the door, set the house ablaze and ran behind his wife with the machete and chopped her on the right elbow.
However, his wife was later rescued and admitted at the government Hospital in Tubmanburg.
During police investigation, the defendant admitted to the allegation, because according to him, his relationship was out of order thus causing confusion.
He claimed that his wife was involved in extra love affairs.
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