By: Audrey Raymonda John
Twenty-three-year-old electrician Alusine Fasali Mansaray has been remanded at the Male Correctional Centre in Freetown after appearing before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 2.
Mansaray is facing two counts of conspiracy to commit a crime contrary to law and larceny, contrary to Section 2 of the Larceny Act, 1916.
According to the particulars of the offence, on June 6, 2026, at Phase 2, Gbangbayilla, Hill Station, Freetown, Mansaray allegedly conspired with another person to commit a crime.
The second count alleged that, on the same date and at the same location, he stole a black-and-red medium-sized suitcase valued at Le500, containing assorted ladies’ dresses valued at Le7, 000.
Other items allegedly stolen included a ladies’ bag, a silver-plated necklace, a silver-plated wristwatch, an identity card, a birth certificate, examination results, a shoe rack, an electric cooker, three pairs of sneakers and three pairs of leather slippers.
The total value of the alleged stolen property was put at Le10, 800, belonging to the complainant, Favour Tarawallie.
When the charges were read and explained to him, Mansaray pleaded not guilty to both counts.
The prosecution, led by Police Prosecutor 23308 F.H.M., called its first witness, Favour Tarawallie, who told the court that she knew the accused because they lived in the same compound.
Testifying before the court, Tarawallie said that on June 6, 2026, she left Mansaray at home to look after her property while she went to classes.
She said that upon her return, she discovered that several of her belongings were missing, including a box of clothes, a shoe rack, an electric cooker, a crossbody bag containing documents, a silver chain, a wristwatch, and pairs of sneakers and slippers.
The witness further told the court that she later confronted Mansaray about the missing items, and he allegedly admitted taking them and promised to return them.
However, Tarawallie said that when she subsequently asked him about the property, he allegedly threatened to beat and insult her if she continued questioning him about the missing items.
She said the matter was subsequently reported at Akon Police Station, where she made a statement.
Following the testimony of the first prosecution witness, Magistrate John Manso Fornah ordered Mansaray to remain in custody.
The matter was adjourned to September 16, 2026, for further hearing.