BY ROMINAH FAKA
Sentencing against two men accused of stealing $100,000 from another man has been set for July 29.
Junior Sifoni and Jackson Bakewa are accused of stealing from the complainant at the Kukum area in September last year.
Court was to deliver the sentence on Friday July 26th however co-accused Mr Bakewa did not appear in court. So, court adjourned to Monday next week for sentence.
Bakewa and Sifoni pleaded guilty to simple larceny.
Prosecution alleged Sifoni on September 2, 2023 accompanied the complainant. The complainant then told Sifoni that he had money in his car because he trusted Sifoni.
They had few beers and Sifoni stole the complainant bag of money in his car which equivalent to $100,000.
Sifoni took the bag of money into a car alone with the co-defendant Bakewa and they shared the money among themselves.
The matter was reported to the Naha Police on September 4 and the defendants were arrested.
Upon the investigation $30,000 were taken from the defendant Mr. Sifoni wife at Vura one.
Herrick Lautalo act for the Crown and L&L Lawyers act for Sifoni and PSO act for Bakewa.
