By: Alimatu Kargbo Fifty one years old Joseph Kpana, a driver, and seventeen years old Adams Bayoh, a security, made their first appearance before Magistrate Mustapha Braima Jah of Pademba Road Court No.1 on two count charges, to wit: conspiracy contrary to law and house breaking and Larceny contrary to section 26 (1) of the…
By: Alimatu Kargbo Mohammed Sheriff, who was previously declared wanted by the court, reappeared before Magistrate Mary Julia Gbloh at Pademba Road Court No. 5 in Freetown, where he took the witness stand as a factual witness in a land dispute matter involving allegations of trespass and malicious damage. A bench warrant had earlier been…
By: Alimatu Kargbo Two accused persons, Memunatu Bangura and Madam Dorty, appeared before Magistrate Mary Julia Gbloh at Pademba Road Court No. 5 in Freetown to answer to multiple criminal charges including larceny, assault, and threatening language. The matter between Alhassan Mansaray and the two accused, is before the court on three counts. The first…
By: Alimatu Kargbo The alleged incitement case involving Mohamed Moriba, a Politician belonging to the APC Party, was again adjourned by Magistrate John Manso Fornah of Pademba Road Court No.2 on a count charge of Incitement- Contrary to Law. According to the police charge sheet, on Saturday, 27th December, 2025, at Kamalo Village in the…
Woman Dupes Vista Bank Staff Forty-three years old Umu Kutume Sauaqe, a business woman, has been sent to Pademba Road prison on alleged house rent fraud against Vista Bank Staff. The defendant is standing trial on a count charge, to wit: obtaining money by false pretenses Country to Section 32 (1) of the Larceny Act…
Baba Shola Chinsman has appeared before the court on a two-count charge of alleged unlawful dealings with the estate of the late Mrs. Amistricia Ainor Whitfield. The accused is charged with unlawful deprivation of entitled beneficiaries and interference with a deceased person’s property, contrary to Sections 33(4)(b)(i) and 33(4)(c) of the Devolution of Estate Act…
By: Alimatu Kargbo Following a protracted dispute over a residential property at No. 10A Guard Street in Freetown, between a tenant and landlady, Magistrate Julia Mary Gbloh has ordered the eviction of the tenant. Delivering Judgment at Pademba Road Court No. 5, Magistrate Julia Mary Gbloh ruled in favour of the applicant, Fatmata Williams, in…
By: Alimatu Kargbo A 25-year-old student, Fatmata Mansaray, has been committed to the High Court by Magistrate Mary Julia Gbloh of Pademba Road Court No. 5 in Freetown over an alleged child stealing case. The accused is facing a count charge of child stealing, contrary to Section 5(b) of the Offences Against the Person Act…
Court Informed Of Complainant’s Death By: Alimatu Kargbo Alphajor Jalloh has been arraigned before the court for alleged forgery, contrary to Section 4(1) of the Forgery Act 1913. According to the police charge sheet, the accused was arrested on 12th November 2025. The prosecution alleged that on Thursday, 15th May 2025, at Percival Street in…
By: Alimatu Kargbo A bench warrant has been issued against Mohammed Sheriff and his sureties after he failed to appear before Magistrate Mary Julia Gbloh at Pademba Road Court No. 5 in Freetown. The accused is facing four-count charges of threatening manner and trespass, contrary to Section 15(1) of the Public Order Act No. 46…
