BY ROMINAH FAKA

Sentencing on a man who pled guilty to assault causing bodily harm has been moved to February 21.

It was initially set for Friday last week but there were issues with defence’s submissions.

On Friday last week hearing, court raised issues in court with regards to defence’s submissions. Court informed defence to file additional submissions on the issue of self defence which defence raised on the agreed facts but did not cover in its submissions.

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

Facts of the case state that 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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