By: Audrey Raymonda John
The presiding Magistrate of Ross Road Court No.1 has sentenced Musa Kanu and Umaru Sesay to a jail term of six months or alternatively pay the fine of five hundred Leones to the state.
They are before the court for conspiracy and larceny contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916.
It was alleged on count one that on Thursday 11th May 2023, at Up Gun the accused persons conspired together with other persons unknown to commit a crime of larceny.
On count two, the police alleged that on the same date and place, both accused steal one blue-black Samsung Android mobile phone valued one thousand two hundred new Leones (Le1,200) belonging to Hawanatu Koroma
Prosecuted by Assistant Superintendent of Police Osman Mohamed Bangura, both accused pleaded guilty to the charges levied against them.
The file contained a statement from the complainant, her witnesses and the accused.
Questioning the first accused about the phone, he told Magistrate Sahr Kekura that on the date of the alleged incident, the complainant was in a vehicle when he snatches the phone from her and gave it to the second accused who fled with it.
He said after he was arrested by a passerby, he tried to retrieve the phone from the second accused but to no avail.
The second accused informed the Bench that as soon as he received the phone from the first accused, he went and sold it.
Having pleaded guilty to the charges and taking into consideration the explanation of the accused persons, Magistrate Sahr Kekura sentenced them to six-month imprisonment or alternatively pay the fine of five hundred Leones to the state.