The office of the County Attorney in River Cess County, has detained a Turkish national on the charge of ‘Aggravated Assault.’
Fred Dema was subsequently released after his legal counsel posted a bail.
Dema, a driller assigned with the Bea Mountain Mining Company, reportedly insulted and flogged a Liberian, Stanley Sando to the point of death.
The incident, according to the victim, occurred on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the Solo Village Mines.
Hear the Victim: “I have turned up for work on that fateful day, but asked for excuse to attend to a nature call. Upon my return, Dema became angry and shouted at me to the disbelief of every other employee.”
Sando continued: “I pleaded with him not to shout at me in such a violent manner, because I was working for the company; not his (Dema) houseboy.”
He said, by hearing that I was not working for him, “Dema’s anger volumized to the extent that he used profanity in the Turkish language, which I repeated.”
“He became so infuriated and held my neck under his armed, and lifted me up. At that point, some kind-hearted employees, who noticed that I was held at the at the hands of the Turkish to the point of death, intervened.
By then, I was unconscious and only saw myself at the company’s hospital until I regained consciousness the next morning (December 4).”
While Mr. Sando is still in pains, and nursing his injuries at home, River Cess County Attorney, Martin M. Tumoe, has confirmed the report.
Tumoe informed The InProfile Daily newspaper via cellphone interview, that due to the urgency attached to the case, “the matter has been transferred to the Magisterial Court. Therefore, I cannot comment further in public.”
He confirmed the detention of Dema on the charge of Aggravated Assault, for which he was held at the police withholding cell for two days.
Atty. Tumoe: “Yes, Dema was arrested and detained, because we learned he was planning to escape from the country after he allegedly flogged a Liberian at the job site.”
While Bea Mountain Management is yet to address the matter, Tumoe’s office has issued a writ of Nea Exit publica, confining Dema from leaving the country until the matter is adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction.
In law, “Nea exit” likely refers to a “means of escape” approved exit sign, especially in crimes, but most commonly “exit” means a way out.