By: Audrey Raymonda John
19 years old Alhassan Zabra youth made his first appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba road court No.3 in Freetown on one count charge to wit Larceny contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act 1916.
According to the particulars of the offence on Monday 10th April 2023 at Garrison Street, the western area in Freetown Stole one mixed colour bag containing two pellet powders, nine and a half dozen lipsticks, twelve bottles of foundation powder, six dozen jumbo eye pencils, ten dozen slim eye pencil, one cartoon seiten powder, and faulty packet rubber nails all to the total sum of five thousand seven hundred and forty new Leones (5,740) property of Kadie Bangura.
The charge was read and explained to the accused person and he pleaded not guilty.
Counsel representing the accused person W. During Esq applied for bail for and on behalf of the accused person that he is a Sierra Leonean resident within this jurisdiction and that he has reliable sureties who are willing and ready to go into recognizance on his behalf he will not interfere with prosecution witness or witnesses he made his application pursuant to section 79 3 of the Criminal procedure Act No.32 of 1965.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Bangura granted the accused person bail in the sum of six thousand Leones with one surety in like sum surety to be resident within this jurisdiction to produce a valid identity card depicting his or her address in Freetown bail to be approved by the Deputy Assistant Registrar. The matter was adjourned to the 8th of June 2023 for further hearing, while Sergeant 3379 Ballay T is Prosecuting the matter.