Trial into the murder of Nigerian student, Kennedy Taomwabwa Dede resumed on Friday, police presents 75 evidence
The trial into the murder of Nigerian student by a group of Turkish students in January, 2018 resumed in a Famagusta court on Friday.
The
ring leader, Nidai Sanli, and four other defendant who have been in
detention for more than one year and 5 months were brought to a court
in Famagusta
on Friday, September, 27 under tight security.
The defendants, are awaiting a verdict of unjust detention refused to accept the charges of manslaughter, kidnapping, serious assault and carrying of dangerous weapon brought against them.
Appearing in court on Friday, the police prosecutor told the court that the prosecutor's office was ready to hear the case.
The prosecutor told the court that evidence involving the murder were collected from scene of the incident, vehicle used for his abduction, the defendant's houses and autopsy carried out on the victim.
The evidence were presented to the court.
Police investigation said electric shock appliances, lantern and a necklace were found near the lake.
Police received news about the incident on January, 30, 2018 at 2:15pm. They went to the scene and saw a half naked black male lying on his back near the lake. They found a wound on his feet and a muddy socks next to the body.
The scene was about 300-400 meters away from the settlement area
A 2 mins, 39 seconds video record of the scene was presented in court.
The court adjourned the case to Monday, September, 30, 2019.
Kennedy Taomwabwa Dede, 28, an Architecture student at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Magusa was kidnapped by 7 gang members on January, 29 from his residence in Famagusta and taken to the Çanakkale lake in the outskirt of the city where he was seriously beaten and killed.
His body was left half naked in the Çanakkale Pond with half his body in the lake and the other half outside.
Following
the incident, 7 suspects namely; Ozan Korkurt, 18, Zekeriya Founder,
22, Burcu Çelik, 16, Onur Körkurt, 21, Simge Dağdur, 28, Aydan Sel and
Nidai Şanlı, 28 were arrested in connection with the murder and charged
to court in Lefkosa for murder, human abduction and serious assault.
Police
investigation later revealed that Kennedy was murdered over 1000TL
loan. During the investigation, police said they gathered over 190
statements and testimonies, retrieved deleted messages and screened 142
phone conversations.
Two of the accused, Zanlılar Aydan Sel and Burcu Çelik were released on bail following weeks of court appearance and ordered to pay a bond over the case of negligence brought against them for not preventing such a serious crime.
Five other accused, Nidai Sanli, Ozan Korkurt, Onur Körkurt, Simge Dağdur and Zekeriya Kurucu, who have been standing trial in court and imprisoned for months, denied the accusations brought against them.
On how he was killed -
He was beaten up for not paying for the drug substance he had bought to sell. The suspects took Kennedy to the meeting area at the Çanakkale Pond and according to him, they did not intend to kill him. He said they hit him on the head but Kennedy could not withstand it as it was pretty intense and gave up the ghost.
At that time, the incident was being recorded on a phone by Aydin Sel who told and sent the video to somebody who then reported the matter to the police.
When Aydan Sel found out that the police were looking for him, he tried to escape to south Cyprus where he was caught by the police.
His death caused great tension and unrest in the region for more than
two weeks with series of protest organized by students demanding
justice.
Kennedy had represented and won medals
for the university in several sporting events.
Court hearing in November
In a November court hearing, the police gave the court six statements on the issue.
One of the witnesses who witness the abduction of Kennedy from his apartment said Kennedy had shouted for help while struggling with one of the four people who had kidnapped him.
The witness who is a neighbor to Kennedy told a Famagusta court on Friday that he was standing in his balcony when the whole incident unraveled.
After swearing to the court that he would tell what he knew, the witness said that while he was at home with his wife and children, he went out to the balcony to know what was happening after he heard sounds out side.
He said he saw Kennedy being taken out of the apartment and into a waiting car.
He said he saw one of the men hit Kennedy with anger shouting and issuing a threat, "You will pay the price of this heavy mess."
After that, the whole place was dark and could only hear the echo of Kennedy's voice.
He told the court that he didn't care when he first heard the noise but had to check when the noise kept increasing.
He said he saw three people beat him while he was crying and begging for help. It was after then that Kennedy collapsed and the noise seized.
They then put Kennedy in the car and quickly got away.
They were all men, I couldn't see what they were wearing. They disappeared, the whole neighborhood was on the balcony, we looked at it in shock.
A police officer who testified in court, told the court that he was on duty at the Traffic Investigation Department of Famagusta Police Department when he found out about the incident.
On January 30, 2018, at 6.10pm, I was at the Dardanelles. I saw the corpse lying on his back on the edge of the pond, with his head facing down, half naked from the waist down, his left hand on his forehead, his right hand on his chest, and later I learned that his name was Kennedy T.
Taking the necessary measurements at the scene, I drew the rough outline. Then I took the scale of the sketch and gave it to Inspector Erkan Yahat.
He was killed 32-36 hours before the autopsy time said police witness.
According to forensic report, the victim suffered head and chest trauma, brain hemorrhage as a result of the joint effect of the left pneumothorax.
He also noted that there was a sharp stabbing device and wound.
We hope justice is finally served!
The defendants, are awaiting a verdict of unjust detention refused to accept the charges of manslaughter, kidnapping, serious assault and carrying of dangerous weapon brought against them.
Appearing in court on Friday, the police prosecutor told the court that the prosecutor's office was ready to hear the case.
The prosecutor told the court that evidence involving the murder were collected from scene of the incident, vehicle used for his abduction, the defendant's houses and autopsy carried out on the victim.
The evidence were presented to the court.
Police investigation said electric shock appliances, lantern and a necklace were found near the lake.
Police received news about the incident on January, 30, 2018 at 2:15pm. They went to the scene and saw a half naked black male lying on his back near the lake. They found a wound on his feet and a muddy socks next to the body.
The scene was about 300-400 meters away from the settlement area
A 2 mins, 39 seconds video record of the scene was presented in court.
The court adjourned the case to Monday, September, 30, 2019.
Kennedy Taomwabwa Dede, 28, an Architecture student at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Magusa was kidnapped by 7 gang members on January, 29 from his residence in Famagusta and taken to the Çanakkale lake in the outskirt of the city where he was seriously beaten and killed.
His body was left half naked in the Çanakkale Pond with half his body in the lake and the other half outside.
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| Kennedy's body found on the Çanakkale pond |
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| The suspects |
Two of the accused, Zanlılar Aydan Sel and Burcu Çelik were released on bail following weeks of court appearance and ordered to pay a bond over the case of negligence brought against them for not preventing such a serious crime.
Five other accused, Nidai Sanli, Ozan Korkurt, Onur Körkurt, Simge Dağdur and Zekeriya Kurucu, who have been standing trial in court and imprisoned for months, denied the accusations brought against them.
On how he was killed -
He was beaten up for not paying for the drug substance he had bought to sell. The suspects took Kennedy to the meeting area at the Çanakkale Pond and according to him, they did not intend to kill him. He said they hit him on the head but Kennedy could not withstand it as it was pretty intense and gave up the ghost.
At that time, the incident was being recorded on a phone by Aydin Sel who told and sent the video to somebody who then reported the matter to the police.
When Aydan Sel found out that the police were looking for him, he tried to escape to south Cyprus where he was caught by the police.
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| Nigerian students protest his killing in Famagusta |
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| Kennedy representing EMU in a sporting event |
Court hearing in November
In a November court hearing, the police gave the court six statements on the issue.
One of the witnesses who witness the abduction of Kennedy from his apartment said Kennedy had shouted for help while struggling with one of the four people who had kidnapped him.
The witness who is a neighbor to Kennedy told a Famagusta court on Friday that he was standing in his balcony when the whole incident unraveled.
After swearing to the court that he would tell what he knew, the witness said that while he was at home with his wife and children, he went out to the balcony to know what was happening after he heard sounds out side.
He said he saw Kennedy being taken out of the apartment and into a waiting car.
He said he saw one of the men hit Kennedy with anger shouting and issuing a threat, "You will pay the price of this heavy mess."
After that, the whole place was dark and could only hear the echo of Kennedy's voice.
He told the court that he didn't care when he first heard the noise but had to check when the noise kept increasing.
He said he saw three people beat him while he was crying and begging for help. It was after then that Kennedy collapsed and the noise seized.
They then put Kennedy in the car and quickly got away.
They were all men, I couldn't see what they were wearing. They disappeared, the whole neighborhood was on the balcony, we looked at it in shock.
A police officer who testified in court, told the court that he was on duty at the Traffic Investigation Department of Famagusta Police Department when he found out about the incident.
On January 30, 2018, at 6.10pm, I was at the Dardanelles. I saw the corpse lying on his back on the edge of the pond, with his head facing down, half naked from the waist down, his left hand on his forehead, his right hand on his chest, and later I learned that his name was Kennedy T.
Taking the necessary measurements at the scene, I drew the rough outline. Then I took the scale of the sketch and gave it to Inspector Erkan Yahat.
He was killed 32-36 hours before the autopsy time said police witness.
According to forensic report, the victim suffered head and chest trauma, brain hemorrhage as a result of the joint effect of the left pneumothorax.
He also noted that there was a sharp stabbing device and wound.
We hope justice is finally served!
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