After he was identified as a regular offender of the law who had been arraigned before him severally, Magistrate Sahr Kekura on Friday 10th September 2021 remanded Tom Karrow after he made his first appearance on fraud allegation.

The accused was brought for alleged conspiracy to defraud contrary to Law and obtaining money by false pretences contrary to section 32(i) of the Larceny Act 1916 on both files.

According to the indictment, the accused on the 10th February 2021 at No. 2 Gabriel Street in Freetown conspired with other persons unknown to defraud Sahr David Gbenda the sum of seventy five million Leones (Le75,000,000) and on count two the accused obtained from the complainant seventy five million Leones by falsely pretending that he has a Toyota 4 runner sport edition Jeep for sale knowing same to be false.

Police also alleged in another separate file that the accused, on 16th July 2021 at Regent road Lumley in Freetown conspired with other persons unknown to defraud Reuben Dyke off thirty million Leones (Le30,000,000) by falsely pretending that he had a Toyota sport edition 2009 for sale knowing same to be false.

The accused was not represented by a lawyer, and witnesses are yet to testify in the matter. Magistrate Sahr Kekura remanded the accused and adjourned the matter to 16th September 2021.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ibrahim Sheik Mansaray is prosecuting the matter.