By: Audrey John
Magistrate Isata Sellu-Tucker of Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown yesterday 14th September 2022, send Alicious Deen Tarawalie alias “Arata” in prison for allegedly robbing Carlton Bull a Samsung J4+ android mobile phone valued two million five hundred thousand Leones (NLe 2,500).
The accused, “Arata” appeared before the court on one count of Robbery with Aggravation contrary to section 23 (1) of the Larceny Act of 1916 as replaced by section 2 of the Act No. 16 of 1921.
According to the particulars of offences, the accused on Thursday 1st September 2022 at Beach Road, Lumley, Freetown, being armed with a knife, robbed Bull, the complainant, the stated phone.
In his testimony in court, led by Inspector Baindu Bona, the complainant, a highschool student who lives at Lumley Barracks in Freetown, recognized the accused only in the matter.
He recalled on the stated date and place at around 9 p.m. when he was trying to lock his shop, using his mobile phone as a torch light.
He said the accused came and forcefully took the said phone. “I shouted, but no one came to my rescue,” he recounted. I asked him for my phone but he removed a knife threatening me and said I should give him 100,000 Leones [NLe].”
The complainant said he later went to call one man named Mohamed Kamara to help him, but the man was unable to do that.
He added that he used Kamara’s phone to call his dad in a bid to plead with the accused but that the accused refused to talk to anyone.
He said his dad told him to report to the police, which he did.
On Friday his dad came to town and went to the wash car place and asked for him and they located him only to find out that he was putting on combat.
Cross examination.
Arata questioned him where they met and if they saw each other.
The accused said he saw him at the said place.
The accused was more concerned as to how he would rob the complainant and still stood there while he (complainant) went to call the said Mohamed Kamara for help.
The matter was adjourned to the 21st September 2022.
