The West Minister Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that the kidney donor in the case of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice is not a minor.
During the continuation of the case on Thursday, the prosecution accepted that the said boy is 21 years old, contrary to earlier claims that he is 15 years old.
Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested by the British police on June 23 on allegations of human trafficking and organ harvesting that violate the country’s Modern Slavery Act.
The police authorities had accused the lawmaker of conspiring to bring a child to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting, saying the victim was a 15-year-old boy.
However, in an update from the court’s premises on Thursday, Channels Television’s correspondent said the court accepted that the kidney donor in Ekweremadu’s case is not a minor.
She said the prosecution accepted that he is 21years old.
The court thereafter fixed August 4 as the date for the next hearing.