Ibanda Grade One Magistrate’s Court has convicted two young men for shop breaking and theft. The convicted are Frank Bagumirabingi and Ambrose Dembe all residents of Bufunda cell in Bufunda Division, Ibanda Municipality in Ibanda Dsitrict.

The court presided over by Her Worship Esther Murungi, found the duo guilty of breaking into the shop owned by Henry Biryomumaisho on Mpiira Road in Ibanda town on January 27 and stealing various items, including a TV set, sugar, rice, salt, cooking oil among others.

In delivering the verdict, the magistrate noted that the evidence and witness testimonies clearly placed Bagumirabingi and Dembe at the crime scene.

Notably, Bagumirabingi’s mobile phone was left at the scene, which police used to contact a random number that was answered by Dembe. Furthermore, Dembe assisted the police in locating Bagumirabingi and recovering some of the stolen items that had been sold to a trader along Mpiira Street.

The accused have been remanded to Nyabuhikye Prison until their sentencing on October 1.