In the ongoing murder trial involving the republic of Liberia by and through the Liberia National Police and the Ministry of Justice versus Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott, Ma Rebecca YoudegWisner, Gerteode Newton and Alice C. Johnson, at the first judicial circuit court, criminal Court”A,” presided over by Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie, defense third witness, Alice C Johnson has denied killing her sister Charlie Musu.
“We did not kill Charloe. We never found that though, that mind set to kill Charloe. Charloe was very useful and helpful to us. She was useful to me in such a way that she will plait my hair on Sunday to get ready for school on Monday. She taught me how to go to the bank and pay my fees. She taught me so many things,” Defendant Alice C Johnson told the court.
She added that Charloe is her sister though they are not from the same biological parents, but traditionally they are sister. ”Charloe is my sister, we are not from the same biological parents, but traditionally she is my sister. The both of us are related from the father’s side.”
Alice C. Johnson along with the former Chief Justice, Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott, Getrude Newtown, Rebecca Wisner are charged for the crimes of Murder, Criminal Conspiracy and Making false statement to law enforcement officers.
It can be recalled that on February 22, 2023; Charlotte Musu was murdered at the home of the former Chief Justice, following allegations of two different criminal attacks on their home.
At the trial on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, defense third witness, Alice C. Johnson informed the court on February 22, 2023, she went to school that morning and came from school around 5pm, and began to prepare food but left all the housesopen while she alone was at home.
She informed the court that when her mother came home, she went to the car and started to take things down from the car, at about the time darkness was falling. As it didn’t take long Charloe came knocking at the gate and she (Alice Johnson) went and opened the gate for her and she came inside.”
“When I finished taking the things down from the car, it took a little while before the machine can come on. When the machine came on, it took a little while before the Security could come;when the Security came at the gate, I went to open the gate, and the Security came in; I went inside, and it didn’t take long Charloe came knocking at the gate, I went and opened the gate for her and she came inside.”
In furtherance, she added that she went inside to sleep and was sleeping and then heard scream from her aunty Gertrude and Charloe. She said that the scream woke her up, but while tryingto get up from the bed, she saw an image and got stabbedsomething which caused her to yell and hide behind the blue barrel in the room.
“I was sleeping and then I heard a scream from aunty Getrude and Charloe, the scream woke me up, and trying to get up from the bed, I saw an image and I got stabbed. I started to yell and I hid myself behind the blue barrel in our room.
“At that time, I heard a male voice demanding for keys, and hesaid Give me the fucking keys, I stopped hearing them talking, I left from behind the barrel and I ran straight to Aunty Youdeh’sroom; when I reached Aunty Youdeh’s room and entered, I heard her praying, she was praying, all of us were screaming in the house calling for help, in that time, Aunty Getrude came in Aunty Youdeh’s room and I started to push the door.”
In continuation, she told the court that it took long before one of the securities came at the door and her aunty Gertrude told him to use the cutlass that was in his hand to break the window. When he broke the window, she along with her Aunty Gertrude, and Aunty Youdeh existed through the window.
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