One
Abdoulie Barry, who is facing a single count charged of theft, was yesterday
arraigned before Magistrate Fattoumata Darboe of the Kanifing Magistrates’
Court, who ordered for an age determination test to be conducted on the accused
person.
The
accused pleaded guilty to the charge and when asked of his age by the
magistrate, he responded that he was 16 years old.
Inspection Ndey Saho, representing the
Inspector General of Police said that the accused is 18 years and that it has
been confirmed on several occasions.
The
accused was charged with stealing a motto battery valued at two thousand five
hundred dalasis from unnumbered motor vehicle marked Nissan van, being the
property of Malang Jarju.
Hearing
continues.