Magistrate Mbake of the Bundung Magistrates' Court, on 26th August 2010, convicted and sentenced one Yaya Barry to ten months in prison for theft, shop breaking and assault causing actual bodily harm.
The magistrate, in delivering his judgement stated that the convict was charged with three counts: theft, shop breaking and assault causing actual bodily harm, which he pleaded not guilty.
He adduced that the prosecution in support of their case had called in two witnesses, while the convict testified on his own without calling any witness.
Magistrate Mbacke further stated that the prosecution had proven his case beyond all reasonable doubt by calling on two credible witnesses.
He consequently convicted and sentenced the convict to three months for theft, three months for shop breaking and four months for assault.
The IGP was represented by 3466 Sawaneh.
