Taking the stand in his ongoing trial, Abdul Kpaka testified on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, denying allegations that he physically abused his late girlfriend, Sia Fatu Kamara, and disputing official police and hospital records regarding the circumstances of her death in August 2024.

During his testimony, Kpaka maintained that Kamara’s death was the result of a long-standing heart condition, not an altercation, and detailed his efforts to introduce years of private messages to prove they had a loving relationship.

Kpaka testified that following his initial arrest, he provided an informal explanation to the Local Unit Commander at the Adonkia Police Station out of respect for the deceased’s family, before making a formal statement in the presence of his lawyers. He was subsequently transferred to the Lumley Police Station.

Addressing the events surrounding Kamara’s death, Kpaka firmly denied any physical violence. “There was no altercation between Sia and me. We did not fight, and I did not hit her,” he told the court. He claimed Kamara suffered an “attack” and that he rushed her to the hospital in an attempt to save her life.

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A central point of contention in Wednesday’s hearing was the exact medical terminology used upon her arrival at the hospital. Kpaka disputed a police document dated August 20, 2024, from the emergency hospital which categorized Kamara as “Dead on Arrival.”

According to Kpaka, the original outpatient chart he received on August 13, 2024, labeled her condition as “Clinically Dead.” He testified that hospital staff informed him she had “just passed on,” rather than stating she was already dead when he brought her in.

He further noted that his brother, Sandy Kpaka, represented him at the Connaught Hospital Mortuary on August 16, 2024, to witness the autopsy procedure.

Throughout his testimony, Kpaka painted a picture of a supportive partnership, pushing back against accusations of an abusive relationship. He stated that Kamara was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2018 while studying in Kenya, an illness he claims her family was fully aware of.

Kpaka testified that he supported her both emotionally and financially, funding her yearly flights back to Sierra Leone, paying for vacations to Dubai and Ghana, and assisting with her academic dissertation.

He admitted that they had disagreements but claimed his method of handling disputes was to temporarily block her communication, after which she—and sometimes her family members, including her father—would plead for reconciliation, citing her health condition. Prior to her death, Kpaka said he had purchased her a ticket to the United States for a three-week family visit in September 2024 and that there was no quarrel between them at the time.

The hearing grew tense when defense attorney E.T. Koroma attempted to submit a 50-page printed document containing WhatsApp, SMS, email, and Messenger exchanges between Kpaka and Kamara spanning from 2019 to 2024.

Lead State Prosecutor Y.I. Sesay immediately objected. Sesay argued that the prosecution had not been served the documents beforehand and questioned the authenticity of the printed pages, noting that the primary source—Kpaka’s phone—was not presented.

Sesay reminded the court of a prior ruling ordering the return of Kpaka’s phone to the defense. “In the absence of the said phone… they can’t come here and present a document without its primary source,” Sesay argued.

Defense counsel Koroma responded that all attempts to retrieve Kpaka’s iPhone 12 Pro Max from police custody had failed. To avoid delaying the trial, the defense extracted the messages by accessing Kpaka’s email account via an alternative phone, which was shown to the court.

Presiding over the dispute, the judge ruled that the printed messages could not be tendered as evidence during Wednesday’s session. The court directed the defense to make further attempts to retrieve the original iPhone from police custody before the next hearing. If the phone remains inaccessible, the court will then consider allowing the alternatively sourced digital records to be entered into evidence.

The trial has been adjourned until Wednesday, April 8, 2026.