By: Alimatu Kargbo
Unemployed man Olabisi Dalton Pratt has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for phone theft after pleading guilty to a charge of larceny contrary to Section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916.
The matter was heard before Magistrate John Manso Fornah of Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown.
According to the particulars of the offense, on Tuesday, 4th November 2025, at Fergusson Lane, Freetown, Pratt stole one Samsung A22 Ultra mobile phone valued at NLe 18,000, the property of Edward Johnson.
When the charge was read and explained to him, Pratt pleaded guilty.
The prosecutor, Detective Police Constable 18235 Thoronka K.K., told the court that the facts were as charged and that the accused had no previous criminal record, classifying him as a first-time offender. Both the caution and charge statements were tendered in evidence.
The accused, who had no legal representation, pleaded with the magistrate for mercy.
In his ruling, Magistrate Fornah stated that although Pratt was a first-time offender and did not waste the court’s time, the fact remains that the complainant had been permanently deprived of his property. The magistrate therefore sentenced Pratt to 18 months imprisonment at the Male Correctional Centre in Freetown, to be served in full, unless the stolen mobile phone is restored to the complainant.
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