Trial of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife in London court has been adjourned to August 4 and transferred to Central Criminal Court for the next hearing.
Prosecution told the Westminster Magistrate Court on Thursday that the supposed kidney donor in the case, David Nwamini has confirmed his age to be 21 and not 15 which was information he provided to the Metropolitan Police.
Nwamini however alleges that after it was obvious his organ failed in compatibility, Ekweremadu abandoned him to sleep in the streets for three days before he gave himself up
There was a delay in Thursday’s trial of the detained former Deputy Senate President and his wife at the Westminster Magistrate Court over alleged organ harvesting from minor.
Ekweremadu was the first to arrive the Westminster Magistrate Court and proceeding could not commence until his wife who is kept in separate detention facility was also brought to court
Proceeding was scheduled to commence at 10am in the courtroom that has sitting capacity for only 46 persons and was already fully occupied when proceeding get underway at about 12.38pm
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
