June 29, 2021
By Audrey John
Bob Tholley who was standing trial before Magistrate Ishmael Kabineh Kamara of Court No. 2 Ross Road Court, in Freetown, for theft, has been sentenced to 5 years after he pleaded guilty but later changed his plea.
When reading the judgment, Magistrate Ishmael Kabineh Kamara said, his Predecessor Magistrate Macauley started the matter when the accused pleaded guilty of the offence, and later his defense lawyer Randy S. Bangura Esq. pleaded to the court for the accused to change his plea to not guilty which the court grant him. And as the matter continue he advised again for the accused not to plead guilty, the matter was left with the Magistrate to rule, but the substantive Magistrate took leave and
Magistrate Ishmael Kabineh Kamara then ends the matter by finding the accused guilty of the offence charged.
Magistrate Kamara said, bad guys must be weed out of the community as it is bad when they go along the street snatching people’s bag and attacking them.
His sentence will send a warning to those out there for them to stop. He therefore sentenced the accused to 5 years without any alternative.
It could be recalled that the accused Bob Tholley is charged with a count of larceny contrary to Section 2of the Larceny Act 1916.
According to the charge sheet, the accused on Tuesday 18th May 2021, at Liberia Bar, Low-cost Kissy, Freetown did steal from unregistered vehicle black bag containing Jewelries and money amounting to nineteen million one hundred and fifty thousand Leones, property of Abraham Kamara.
Police Constable 17793 Fofanah G. A Prosecuted the matter.