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Teacher docked for stabbing woman

One Bubaccar Jadama, a teacher, was recently arraigned before the Bundung Magistrates’ Court presided over by Acting Principal Magistrate Kumba Sillah Camara for assault and causing bodily harm to Maimuna Konteh at Tallinding. According to the particulars, on12 October 2008 at Tallinding, Bubacarr Jadama unlawfully assaulted Maimuna Konteh by stabbing her all over her body with a broken bottle. The accused pleaded not guilty. In her testimony, Maimuna Konteh explained to the court that on the...

Police ‘attacker’ remanded

One Ismail Ngum was on Friday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Sainabou Wadda of the Kanifing Magistrates Court charged with assault.   According to the particulars of the offense, the accused on 29th October 2008, willfully and unlawfully assaulted one police officer, Kalilou Sanyang, in Serrekunda by hitting him with a cutlass on his arm.  He was also charged with arming himself with a cutlass in public without due authorization. When the charge sheet was read to him in Wollof, he pleaded...

Family in court for assault

Four accused persons - Jarra Banora, Gunjur Jarju, Mama Jarju and Foday Jarju - all believed to be from the same family, were yesterday arraigned before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake of the Kanifing Magistrates Court on a charge of assault and causing actual bodily harm. Jarra Banora (mother) and Gunjur Jarju (Father) are the parents of Mama Jarju and Foday Jarju. When the case was called, Prosecutor 870 Touray told the court that he wanted to substitute the charge with a fresh charge. ...

‘Woman beater’ docked

One Ensa Jallow was, on Monday, arraigned before Magistrate Abdoulie Mbake of the Kanifing Magistrates Court, charged with common assault. According to the particulars of the offense, Ensa Jallow, on the 20th of September, 2008, in Bakau, KMC, attacked and beat one Fatou Jallow seriously.  When the charge sheet was read to him, he pleaded not guilty. At that juncture, the magistrate adjourned the case to 3rd November, 2008. The accused person was granted bail in the sum of D150 with one Gambian...

‘Aggressive’ man convicted

Senior Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara of the Bundung Magistrates Court, on Tuesday, found one Alagie Mbaye of Abuko guilty of assault and causing bodily harm to one Modou Sarr. According to the charge sheet, Alagie Mbaye unlawfully assaulted Modou Sarr on 2 August 2008 and hit him all over his body. According to the police prosecutor, Corporal 134 Sambou, the complainant, who went to a shop to buy a bottle of soft drink had unintentionally hit the defendant while swinging his hand. Corporal...

Assault Case Adjourned

The trial of Abubacarr Sallah who is standing trial at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court on charges of criminal trespass and assault could not proceed yesterday as the presiding Magistrate John Njie was said to be indisposed. Mr Sallah was alleged to have entered into the complainants compound with intent to annoy her and also assaulted her by hitting her with a pestle on her face thereby causing her actual bodily harm. In a separate development the trail of Bakary Fatty , Alimany Fatty, Musa...

Farato Man Charged

One Babucarr Sallah of Farato was on Monday arraigned beforeMagistrate John Nije of the Brikama Magistrates’ Court on counts of criminaltresspass and assault. He denied the charges. The complainer, Fatou Kambai, in her testimony told thecourt that the accused went to her compound asking for the landlord and wasinformed that the landlord was out of the compound and thereafter the accusedleft the compound. She further told the court that the accused later returnedand asked her why she refused to...

Assault lands man in remand

One Amadou Njie, a resident of Churchill’s Town in Serrekunda was recently detained at the Remand Wing at the State Central Prison, Mile II, after pleading not guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm to one Hadim Baldeh . Mr Njie who is alleged to be a tourist guide, recently opened his defence before Senior Magistrate Abdoulie Mbacke of the Kanifing Magistrate Court. In his testimony, the accused said on the day in question, he was on his way to sell his tape recorder at Serrekunda...

Health Personnel Set Free

The Brikama Magistrates’ Court on Monday acquitted and discharged one Muhammed Waggeh, a public health officer, who had been standing trial for the offence of common assault. In his submission on a no-case-to-answer his defence counsel Kebba Sanyang told the court that his client should not have been charged in the first place. According to him, it was the complainant who should have been charged with assault instead, as she was the person who misbehaved at the health centre. He said his...

Two Students Convicted for Assault

MaimunaJammeh and Oumie Jammeh, both students, were on Monday convicted and sentencedto a fine of D5000, in default to serve one-year imprisonment. In addition,they were also ordered to pay compensation of D1500 to the complainant indefault to serve six months imprisonment. Theconvicts were found guilty by the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court for the offenceof assault causing actual bodily harm. In hisjudgement, Principal Magistrate Buba Jawo stated that the court had carefullyconsidered the...