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Justice Cosmotina Jarrett has sentenced Ibrahim Barrie and Sao Fefegulah to 7 and 5 years in prison, respectively, for stealing a 4-carat diamond valued at NLe 511,589.
The two individuals were convicted on charges of housebreaking and receiving stolen goods under Section 33(1) of the Larceny Act 1916.
Barrie, the first convict, was found guilty of breaking into the home of Moses Brima Conteh in Kenema district between August 1st and August 31st, 2023, where he stole four pieces of diamond.
Fefegulah, the second convict, was accused of receiving the stolen diamonds from Barrie.
Both convicts pleaded guilty to the charges when read to them by the court clerk. In their plea for mitigation, they requested leniency, claiming they had learned their lesson while in custody.
Barrie stated that he was a pupil, while Fefegulah described himself as a family man with six children. Both emphasized that this was their first encounter with the law.
Barrie claimed to have sold the diamonds for NLe 1,200, while Fefegulah stated that Barrie had given him the diamonds to keep, but one went missing on their way to sell it.
Justice Jarrett, after considering the seriousness of the offense, sentenced Barrie to 7 years and Fefegulah to 5 years in prison, including time already spent in remand. While the maximum sentence under the law is 14 years, the judge opted for a lesser sentence.
