Tina Amanda
The alleged Serial Killer, Gracious David West, has denied that it was his face that was shown in video footage that led to his arrest on September 22, 2019, during the continuation of his murder and attempted murder trial at a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt.
Gracious West made the denial why being cross-examined by the Prosecution Counsel, Chidi Ekeh, who played a video clip in court, showing how the Defendant brought in one of the deceased ladies into a hotel located at Transamadi area and took her into the hotel room.
West denied his image on the video footage before the court, claiming that the face on the video clip is not him.
Gracious West also denied a document presented by the Prosecution Counsel that contained a picture of him wearing same cloth as the one in the video clip, published in a State tabloid, the National Network Newspaper.
Also Read: Army gives notice to Igwuruta community
The Prosecution Counsel urged the court to admit the newspaper and the video clip as evidence in court, which was objected by the Defendant Counsel Vincent Chuku.
Also Read: Army gives notice to Igwuruta community
The Prosecution Counsel, however, told the court, that Gracious West has once been sent to prison for stealing, rape and kidnap.
West denied it before the court, claiming that he has never committed any crime, nor sent to prison for stealing, raping and kidnap, but only went to prison for family issues.
When asked by the Prosecution Counsel, if the killing of the ladies in hotel rooms was for ritual purpose or for self-satisfaction, West denied that he has no knowledge of what the Prosecution was talking about, as he never had anything to do in a hotel.
Justice Adolphus Enebeli, after listening to the argument of Counsels admitted the video clip as an evidence in court and refused to admit the newspaper publication with reasons that it has no certification from the library board.
Our correspondent Tina Amanda, reports that Justice Enebeli adjourned the case to 27th March for a continuation of cross-examination.
