Moyamba Father Committed to High Court Over Alleged Murder of 9-Year-Old Son
Deborah Sorie Magistrate Brima Peter Gogra of the Moyamba Judicial Magistrate Court has committed Junisa Brainard to the High Court for trial over the alleged murder of his nine-year-old son.
The decision was made on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, following preliminary proceedings into the case.
According to the prosecution, Brainard, a resident of Mosongo Village in Kori Chiefdom, Moyamba District, was arrested on September 22 at Taiama Police Station in connection with the alleged killing of his son.
During the proceedings, Detective Sergeant Ibrahim Bantowa Brainard of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), attached to the Moyamba Police Division, presented evidence gathered during police investigations.
The prosecution also tendered several exhibits, including a brown stainless-steel knife, a pink rope and a green rubber bowl containing a red liquid suspected to be human blood.
Police Prosecutor Sergeant John Friendy Coker represented the prosecution.
After considering the preliminary proceedings, Magistrate Gogra ordered that the necessary committal documents and warrant be prepared to facilitate the transfer of the case to the High Court.
The case will now proceed to the High Court for trial. The allegations against Brainard have not been proven, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty by a competent court.