2022-07-25
Sex offender returned to jail after failing to leave country, committing further offences
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Chico Makamda (39) had been sentenced in 2019 to seven and a half years with the final two and a half years suspended on condition that he leave the country within 14 days of his release. His defence counsel, Keith Spencer BL, told the court Makamda was willing to leave the country. "I am sure he is willing to leave now", said Judge Melanie Greally, before reactivating the entire two and a half year suspended portion of the sentence. "I was not aware, when I suspended such a significant part of the sentence on one simple condition, that it was a condition that would be so difficult to implement," she said. "I don't believe he has made any genuine effort to comply." She noted he has accrued further convictions and said he had no intention of complying with any other conditions a; He was remanded in custody until March at that stage.