By: Audrey John
19yrs old Abibatu Bah made another appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba road court No.1 in Freetown on two count charges to wit Conspiracy to commit a felony contrary to law and Larceny contrary to Law.
According to the particulars of offence on the 5th February,2022 at Roy Hotel, room 102, Lumley beach road Aberdeen the western area in Freetown conspired together and with other persons unknown to commit a crime to wit larceny on count two on the same date and place did steal one Iphone 13 Pro Max mobile phones bearing international mobile equipment identification number (IMEI,355908662563068) other items valued sixty four million two hundred and three thousand Leones(64,203,000) property of Sam Ghamloush
Leading evidence by Assistant Superintendent of police Christiana Davies Cole ESQ.
Third Prosecution witness (PW3) DPC 13105 Abdulai Dumbuya attached to the Criminal Investigation Department Cid headquarters Pademba Road Freetown said knew the complainant in the said matter and recognized the accused person.
PW3 said on the 12th February 2022 whilst on duties at the said Headquarter the complainant made a report the matter was allocated to him for investigation on the same date they visited the crime scene at room 104 Roy’s Hotel Lumley beach road.
Witness said himself together with Inspector Mohamed Lamin Sesay they observed that the room of the complainant was scattered and the complainant identified the area which the missing items was, they returned to the station on the 3rd March 2022 DPC 19012 Mohamed Bangura attached Aberdeen police station arrest and brought in the accused person and the accused was later identified by the complainant on the same date.
He continued that he obtained caution statement from the accused person the charge statement was produce and tendered in court and marked as exhibit A1-10 on the 3rd March 2022 a search warrant was conducted at the premises of the accused person during that time the accused person identified five dresses that she use the stolen money to buy the dresses and was treated as exhibit which was handed over to the exhibit clerk himself DPC 18764 Kamara F, DPC 13334 Bangura M witness the search warrant was produce and tendered in court and marked as exhibit B1-2.
On the 8th March 2022 he and DPC 14063 Bla I.B charged the accused person with the offence of Larceny and the charge statement was produce and tendered in court marked as exhibit C1-2.
Cross examination was done by the accused person. However, the matter was adjourned to the 6th June 2022 for further hearing.
