HEARING of evidences in the case of a man who allegedly stole a laptop and mobile phones worth more than $11,000 will continue tomorrow, Monday.
Martin Pola Nehemiah is on trial for three counts of simple larceny.
He was initially charged with three counts of obtaining credits by false pretence but that charge was withdrawn and submitted with the current charges.
The trial started on Tuesday afternoon, where prosecution called three witnesses.
It was then adjourned to Wednesday and then to yesterday but the trial did not proceed on those two days.
The prosecution’s final witness will be called on Monday next week, when the trial resumes.
Nehemiah was charged after he allegedly stole four mobile phones and a laptop from Smart Technology shop in China Town.
It was alleged he went to the shop and introducing himself to the shop’s Managing Director as the President of the Christian Education Schools of Solomon Islands (ACESSI), he made an agreement with him.
The agreement was for Nehemiah to collect items from the shop and those items would be paid for by ACESSI when its school grants are available.
Nehemiah then allegedly on three occasions between 28 February 2019 and 28 March 2019 went to the shop and collected a total of four mobile phones and a net book laptop.
The mobile phones costed $2,250 each and the laptop $2,850.
Few months later, the complainant made several attempts to contact Nehemiah through mobile phone but Nehemiah would reply negatively.
The complainant even gave Nehemiah a grace period of 12 months in 2020 for to make the payments for the items but he failed to do so.
Nehemiah was arrested after the complainant lodged a complaint to the police.
Deputy Public Solicitor, Martha Manaka, represents Nehemiah, while Police Prosecutor, Watson Akwai, appears for the Crown.
By ASSUMPTA BUCHANAN
Solomon Star, Honiara
