In Three Boys’ Death: St. Moses Declared Innocent

The Liberia National Police (LNP) has finally declared the proprietor of the St. Moses Funeral Parlor, Moses Ashossouhle and Abraham Samuels who were accused of killing three boys in October 2020 as investigation could not establish criminality on the part of the accused. LNP Inspector General Gregory Coleman, addressing a news conference on July 23, 2024, stated that a blue canoe of six occupants capitalized while crossing over the St. Paul River, three persons survived namely Andrew Sumo, Cephas Momo and Daniel Kolleh while three persons namely Siafia Boimah, Robert Blamo Jr. and Bobby Gbeanquoi submerged into the River. The LNP IG added that law enforcement officers and residents of the area jointly mounted a search for the missing men and after two weeks, a lifeless body was discovered drifted in the St. Paul River about two miles from where the canoe capsized. According to him, the corpse was identified by eyes witnesses to include witness Jerry Sumo to be that of Siafa Boimah. All body parts were observed to be intact. The LNP IG quoted Chapter 25, sub chapter 25.3 of the Civil Procedure Law of the Republic of Liberia with caption presumption of life and death states that when a person is missing, when he has not been heard from or communicated within the period of seven years, then that person is presumed.