Three Defendants Committed to High Court in Kenema on Murder, Theft Charges
His Worship Magistrate Hadiru Daboh of Magistrate Court No. 1 in Kenema has committed three defendants to stand trial at the High Court in Kenema on charges of murder, house breaking and larceny.
The defendants were arraigned on three separate files, with the charges read to them by Emmanuel Cooper, the court registrar.
The first defendant, Joseph Saidu Karim Maculley, faces one count of murder, contrary to Section 1 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, as repealed and replaced by Section 1 of the Schedule to the Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 2022.
The particulars of the offence state that on 16 July 2026, at Komende Geoyama Village, Malegohun Chiefdom, Kenema District, Maculley allegedly murdered Karmoh Samai, a primary school pupil.
The second defendant, Mohamed Koroma, was charged with house breaking and larceny, contrary to Section 26(1) of the Larceny Act 1916. He allegedly broke into the dwelling house of Alpha Kalifatu Kanneh on 25 August 2026 at Bockarie-gbey Street in Kenema and stole four Bluetooth MP3 players valued at NLe 1,120, 24 torchlights valued at NLe 1,120, cash amounting to NLe 2,300, and other assorted items. The total value of the stolen property was estimated at NLe 6,100.
The third defendant, Alpha Sallieu Jalloh, was charged with house breaking and larceny. The particulars state that on 7 August 2026, at No. 7 Moiwo Street in Kenema, he allegedly broke into the dwelling house of Dauda Kamara and stole cash amounting to NLe 4,000 belonging to the complainant.
In his ruling, Magistrate Daboh stated that, having considered the evidence presented in court, the prosecution had discharged its burden, leading him to commit all three defendants to stand trial at the High Court in Kenema.
No pleas were taken during the committal proceedings, and the defendants were remanded at the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre in Kenema.
The matters were prosecuted by Inspector Aiah Mafinda Teh of the Legal and Justice Support Department at the Kenema Police Division.
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