BY ROMINAH FAKA

The case of a man accused of assault causing bodily harm has been adjourned for February 28.

The matter of James Sugegeo was mentioned in court yesterday and further suspended for defence to made additional submissions on a self-defence issue.

Yesterday defence was to file its submission in court on the additional submissions of self-defence raised by court in previous occasion.

However, the duty lawyer informed court with instructions from the defence counsel in carriage of the file, that she was in a trial and sought adjournment to Friday next week to file the additional submissions.

The matter was adjourned and bail for the defendant was extended.

James Sugegeo is charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm and pleaded guilty to the charge.

Facts of the case say Sugegeo is the uncle of the victim.

He lived with the victim and her mother at Red Label Area at White River.

On 10th of November 2024, victim and her mother and father were at Red Label area, White River at a fundraising program.

The accused was drinking Kwaso and an argument broke out between the victim and the accused.

The accused whom under the influence of the alcohol cannot control himself, he gets up and tackle the victim to the ground, whilst on the ground, he took out a kitchen knife from his bag and stab the victim right thighs and his right-side ribs.

The accused then escaped from the victim when the victim mother shouted at them and rushed into her daughter rescue.

The mother rushed the victim to National Referral Hospital (NRH).

Jeremy Oiofa of Office of Public Prosecution act for crown and Delilah Kukura Fagani of PSO for defendant.

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