BY ALICE T CAMPBELL
Police in Gizo, Western province have arrested and charged a suspect for stealing two smartphones from a residence at Jah Mountain recently.
The suspect allegedly entered the victims’ home through a bathroom window and took a Redmi 13 and a Samsung mobile phone, a statement from Police media said yesterday.
Supervising Provincial Police Commander (PPC) of Western Province, Superintendent Wilken Miriki said the suspect was identified, reported to the Gizo police and arrested.
The suspect later escaped lawful custody and was rearrested.
The suspect faces one count of housebreaking and committing a felony under section 299 (a) of the Penal Code, and one count of escaping lawful custody under section 199 of the law.
Superintendent Miriki said he is remanded at the Gizo Correctional Centre while he waits to appear in court.
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