By Haddy Touray
Professor Gabriel Ogun, a medical expert and the sixth prosecution witness in the ongoing PIU murder case has disclosed that the person, who shot Pateh M. Jallow and Sang J. Gomez at their guard post, was highly-competent in firearms.
Testifying before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh of the high court in Banjul on Monday, Prof. Ogun said he could recall signing the certificate of death, regarding officers Jallow and Gomez. He added that he would recognize the certificates if shown to him.
The medical certificates were later shown to him which, he said, he recognised through his name and signature. They were tendered into evidence and admitted as exhibits.
The medical expert further disclosed that a minimum of one bullet penetrated the victims’ bodies, noting that there was no bullet found in their bodies, except the entry and exit routes.
“Based on my experience, the gun used was likely a light gun that uses bullet and not a cartridge. The only similarity between the victims is the dimension of the entry route, which depends on the type of gun but their case was different,” adduced Prof. Ogun.
When asked by defense counsel Lamin J. Darboe as to whether Sang J. Gomez was shot when he was trying to pursue the assailant, the witness replied that he could not confirm that because that was a summary from the police.
Wrapping up his evidence-in-chief under cross-examination, the medical expert concluded that even though the victims were taken to the nearest hospital at the time, there was no chance for survival due to the blood as a result of injuries sustained in their chest and abdomen. He said their chances for survival could’ve been enhanced if they got a specific surgery which, he said, was not available in the country.
The case resumes today for the testimony of the seventh prosecution witness