1 Comment 
The defendant, Samuel Turay, who is deaf and dumb, together with five other defendants, on Wednesday, 4 June 2026, made another appearance before Hon. Justice Alfred Ganda of High Court No. 2 in Freetown for allegedly conspiring to murder one James Conteh.
The other defendants are Hassan Kamara, Fatmata Turay, Braima Kamara, Brima Tarawalie and Abubakar Kamara.
The six defendants were arraigned before the court on two counts of conspiracy to murder contrary to Section 4 of the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861, and murder contrary to Section 1 of the same Act.
According to the indictment, the defendants, on 1 March 2024 in Freetown, conspired together to commit murder.
The indictment further states that on the same date and at the same place, the defendants murdered James Conteh.
Shortly after the matter was mentioned, State Counsel Koroma applied for an adjournment to enable the prosecution’s second witness to testify. The court heard that the first prosecution witness, Chernor Kamara, had already testified and was cross-examined by defence counsel J. Kofi and Chernor Kamara.
The matter was adjourned, and all six defendants were remanded in custody until 10 June 2026 for the continuation of the trial.
How will the deaf & dumb defend himself?