Sierra Leone News: Wife testifies to abusive marriage

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Mohamed Mansaray, a 44 year-old civil servant working at National Revenue Authority (NRA), allegedly abused his wife, Isata Mansaray. Mohamed Mansaray was arrested and charged with Domestic Violence contrary to Section 2(1) of the Domestic Violence Act (2007). The wife testified in Magistrate Abdul Sheriff’s chambers. She stated that she is a civil servant, working at NRA Headquarters, and she has a daughter with the accused. She further stated that, she got married to the accused in February 2017. On 14 July 2018, she said she was at home when the accused threw her out of the house. Mansaray stopped giving her money for food and asked her on several occasions to leave the house. He also repossessed the vehicle that he bought for their daughter. She also testified that the accused was having an extra-marital affair with another woman and had another child outside their marriage. The accused physically abused her when she confronted him. She told the Court that the accused has stopped communicating with her and their 15-month old baby. The accused has been granted bail and he has been reluctant to attend Court proceedings. The prosecution, H.M. Ahmed, on 25 October 2018, applied for a Bench Warrant for the accused because he was not present in Court. The matter has been adjourned to 29 October 2018.

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