Woman Receives 15-Year Sentence For Beating Husband Blind
Kula Abu, a 38-year-old resident of Torkpombu village in Dama Chiefdom, Kenema District, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the High Court of Kenema, presided over by Hon. Justice Abubakarr Sannoh.
Abu appeared before the court facing two charges of causing grievous bodily harm. According to police reports, on April 12, 2024, she intentionally inflicted severe injuries on Abu Mambu, resulting in significant disfigurement. She pleaded guilty to the charges and requested leniency during sentencing.
In his ruling, Justice Sannoh acknowledged that Abu is a first-time offender and a mother of three young children. “I understand that the convict is the wife of the victim and has three children, all still in their tender age,” he noted. However, he also emphasized the seriousness of the crime and the lasting impact on the victim, whose injuries not only disfigured his face but also resulted in permanent blindness.
Considering these factors, Justice Sannoh sentenced Kula Abu to 15 years of imprisonment, effective May 21, 2024. She will serve her term at the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre in Kenema.
Abu was represented in court by defense counsels Patrick Kamara of the Legal Aid Board and Joseph Bandabla Dauda, while the prosecution was led by Andrew F. Kamara, a State and Customary Law Officer in the Kenema District.
Smart and strong to fight against bullying. She doesn’t want to be like Sia kamara who lost her soul from one hooligan that left her family in pain forever. She must go free, it’s a self defense. Weapons are manufactured to equalize the strength.
The story is very pathetic situation more for the innocent children father blind and mother in prison. Let’s stop violence .
Violence on either party is not a good defense. Report to the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone whose duty is to Protect and Promote the rights of all in Sierra Leone.
I still can’t believe the sentence ooo🤔For the first time in Sierra Leone I’m hearing such ridiculous news