Unrepentant Wife Murderer Condemned to Death

www.dailynews.gmAn eighty-one year old man who would not say even a simple sorry for killing his wife over a piece of land has been sentenced to death on Monday. 
A resident of Nuimi Bakalarr, North Bank Region, Mr Sheriff Aba Hydara�s coldhearted action on November 16 2010, had sent shocking waves across the country.  
Without showing any sign of regret, he boldly told the police that he murdered his wife and attempted to kill his son for conniving to inherit his land and refusing to give him a share of the garden produce. �I shot her [the wife] with three bullets to put an end to that,� he said. 
During the course of his trial at the Special Criminal Division of the High Court in Banjul, Mr Hydara uttered the same words, to the judge. When asked whether he has any regret over killing his wife, he said no. He astounded the court by saying that if given a chance, he would repeat what he did. 
With these appalling confessions, the presiding judge, Joseph Ikpala, did not find it tough to nail him down as a murderer. 
The defense lawyer had pleaded with the judge to exercise mercy, saying loosing Mr Hydara would be too much for a family who had lost their mother. 
Pitiful though, this appeal did not convince Justice Ikpala to ease-down Mr Hydara�s punishment. 
�Even the confessional statement made by the convict, coupled with the gun and nine bullets that were recovered from him, were enough for a conviction,� Justice Ikpala said, before leaving Mr Hydara life at the mercy of the executioner.