Man goes to court in stolen clothes

Friday, December 5, 2008
One Samba Camara was recently arraigned before Magistrate Sainabou Wadda of the Kanifing Magistrates Court on charges of stealing.

According to the particulars of the offense, on the 24th of October 2008 at around 11:00pm, Samba Camara broke into the house of one Ebrima Sonko of Churchill’s Town, and stole his clothes, including the ones he was docked with.

When the charge sheet was translated to him in Wollof, he pleaded guilty.  After the stolen clothes were tendered as exhibits, the presiding Magistrate then convicted and sentenced him to one year imprisonment.

Author: by Bekai Njie