By: Audrey Raymonda John
Mohamed Bangura and Lamin Bangura ‘alias Drake’ appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura for the offence of conspiracy robbery with violence and assault occasioning actual bodily harm contrary to law.
Police records showed that the accused, on 10th September 2023 at Akram Kissy Brook in Freetown, robbed Ishmael Sesay cash of four hundred Leones (NLe400) and immediately after the robbery assaulted and wounded him in a manner thereby causing him grievous bodily harm.
Prosecution witness Detective Sergeant 8618, Foday Kakofa Sesay, attached to the Anti- robbery unit, at the Regional Ross Road in Freetown.
Sergeant Sesay recognized the accused and recalled 10th September, 2023.
He said he was on duty at the Anti- Robbery unit at Freetown east, when the complainant arrested and brought in the accused at the said station.
Sesay said the complainant made a report against the accused and the matter was assigned to him for further investigation.
On the same day, he said he issued the complainant with a medical request form for treatment, disclosing that on day, the complainant returned the endorsed medical paper to the station
It was produced and tendered marked exhibit “A”.
On the same day, Sesay said he obtained statement from complainant through interpreter.
The witness told the court that on 10th September, 2023, he and Detective Inspector Mohamed Z. Kabba obtained statements from the accused, which they admitted to them to be true and correct by affixing their hand thumbprints, witnessed by Inspector Mohamed Z. Kabba.
The accused’s voluntary caution statements were produced and tendered in evidence.
He said on 11th September 2023, he charged the accused with the offences of conspiracy, robbery with violence and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The charge statements were produced and tendered to form part of the court’s records.
The unrepresented accused cross examined the witness on their behalf.
Sergeant 9874 Memunatu Manica Turay is prosecuting the matter.
Magistrate Kekura granted one hundred thousand Leones bail with a surety each in like sum.
The sureties should produce national I cards with and should reside in Freetown.
Bail should be approved by the Deputy Master and Registrar.
The matter was adjourned to 30th October, 2023 for further hearing.