State prosecutors to call last witness in the alleged murder trial involving the former AFPRC junta member and one-time minister, Yankuba Touray after presenting another witness Tuesday before the High Court in Banjul.
The latest witness to testify today was the head of pathology department at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital who presented a postmodern report of the late finance minister, Ousman ‘Koro’ Ceesay.
Dr Abdoulie Bajan a resident of Mandinary village, and head of pathology department at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital was the prosecution second to last witness to testify before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh when the case resumed Tuesday at the High Court in Banjul.
Dr Bajan was called by the state to shed light on the postmodern report of the late Junta finance minister, Ousman ‘Koro’ Ceesay who mysteriously died in June 1995, the death which was associated with a car accident while others accused the junta members, Edward Singhatey , Peter Singhatey and the suspect, Yankuba Touray for such inhumane conduct.
Testifying on the content of the document when asked by the state counsel whether he knows one Dr. Oldfield, he replied in the positive stating that Dr Oldfield was the then head of pathology department at the then Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital now, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital.
Dr Bajan however clarified that he had once met Dr Oldfield in 2002 when he was retired but now a deceased.
The senior pathologist further explained he has seen the document at his department which is a postmodern report which emanated from the department he is currently heading.
When asked why the document contained X Ray and postmodern on the same report, but before he could answer, defence raised an objection on the ground that, the witness could not talk on the content of the document since he was not the author.
When asked by the state counsel whether he has read the entire report and agreed on the opinion of the author as indicated in the report, in response, Dr Bajan said he read the entire report but before he replied on whether he agreed to the opinion of the author in the report, the defence raised an objection.
The defence contended that since the witness was not the author of the document, he could not be allowed to say anything in his own opinion with regard to the report.
The original copy of the report which was produced by the witness was tendered by the state as an exhibit which was admitted by the court without objection by the defence.
The case was adjourned at that juncture to 21st May when the state is expected to call their final witness.
