By: Audrey Raymonda John
28yrs-old Abu Bakarr Taylor Kamara a trader made his first appearance before Magistrate Peter Gogra of Pademba road court No.6 in Freetown on two count charges to wit Wounding Contrary to Section 20 of the offence against the person Act 1861 and Assault occasioning actual bodily harm contrary to the Laws of Sierra Leone.
According to the particulars of offence on Monday 5th December 2022 at No.71 Kissy Road the western area in Freetown maliciously wounded and assaulted Jeneba Barrie in a manner thereby occasioning her actual bodily harm.
The charges were read and explained to the accused person and he pleaded not guilty.
Counsel representing the accused person Ibriham S. Y. Kamara applied for bail for and on behalf of the accused person that he is a Sierra Leonean resident within this jurisdiction 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.
Main while, Magistrate Gogra granted the accused person bail in the sum of twenty million Leones with two sureties in like sum sureties to be resident in the western area sureties to produce valid identity card bail to be approved by the Bench.
Assistant Superintendent of police Abdul Sannoh prosecuting and matter was adjourned to the 11th January 2023 for further hearing.
