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PW1 Testifies in Manslaughter Trial

One Alhagie Ndow, Prosecution Witness 1, testified recently in the manslaughter trial involving one Setapha Marra of Wellingara. Mr Ndow told the Bundung Magistrates’ Court that on 28th December 2008, he was at Wellingara, at 4.00a.m to visit a friend called Pa Manjang whom he met spreading a carpet and he assisted him. He told the court that after some minutes one Abdoulie Ceesay came into the room and took out a tin of milk under the chair, and went with it outside the room. Mr. Ndow further...

Paedophile Case Continues

The paedophile case involving Anthony Michael Dobson, a Norwegian national and his Gambian accomplice, Mustapha Drammeh, continued at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Johnny Njie. Continuing his testimony, the 1st accused Anthony Michael Dobson told the court that the house in N0 69 in Yarambamba belonged to one lady who had already travelled to the UK. He further stated that he remembered PW1 but denied that PW1 ever went to No. 69 at Yarambamba, as claimed. He also denied...

Lady Testifies in Assault Case

One JokoKonteh of Brikama Sanchaba on24thSeptember 2008testified in the trial of one Jabou Darboe who is being chargedwithassault causing actual bodily harm.In hertestimony before the court PW1, Joko Konteh, told the court that on8thAugust 2008 while she was from the hospitalgoing home, she found the accused person sitting with some people infront of one compound. She said when the accused saw her coming shewent by the fence and dropped a pair oftrousers on top of the fence and she put on a...

Cattle Theft Case Heard

The CRR travelling Magistrate, Amadou Baldeh, recentlypresided over a cattle theft case involving one Kebba Njie.Adducing the evidence PW1, PC628 Gallow Jawo of Njau policestation, told the court that he recognised the accused and he can recall takingcautionary and voluntary statements from him. The cautionary and voluntarystatements were later tendered in court as exhibits respectively. He was granted court bail in the sum of D5000 before thecase was adjourned to the 10th July. In a related...

In Doudou Janneh’s murder case No eye witness, it is me, PO and my God

In the ongoing Doudou Janneh’s murder case, presided over by Senior Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara of Bundung Magistrates’ Court, on Monday the defense counsel, Lamin Camara, in his examination in chief asked the defendant, Doudou Janneh, if he knew PO Kalilou Sanneh, PW7. The accused answered in affirmative and added that he was the head of the team on the day of the incident. Further asked if he knew Yasin Minteh, PW5, and Ebrima Minteh, PW1, he answered negatively. When asked if it was...

Willy Joof’s Trial Continues

The trial of Willy Joof, former Gambian diplomat and Permanent Secretary at the Department of State for Foreign Affairs, continued last Friday at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. The accused, Willy Joof, is standing trial before Magistrate Kayode on charges of official corruption, obtaining goods by false pretence, stealing, conspiracy to commit a felony and abuse of office. Continuing his testimony under cross-examination, PW2, Police Commissioner Burama Dibba, Police Crime Management...

Senior Government Officials' Trial Opens

The trial of Bai Ousman Secka and Muhammed Batata Juwara, former senior officals at the Department of State for Foreign Affairs, commenced on Wednesday before Magistrate Mboto of Banjul Magistrates' Court. The sitting saw the testimony of Pw1, Lamin Bai Bojang. In his testimony PW1 told the court that he joined the Foreign Affairs Department in 1996 as assistant secretary. He informed the court that he wrote official correspondence on behalf of the Permanent Secretary. He revealed  that he...

Alex DaCosta in court

Alex Dacosta, the senior communications officer at the Gambia Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA), yesterday gave his evidence in-chief in the ongoing criminal case involving Mam Sait Ceesay, former press officer at the Office of the President and also former editor-in-chief of the Daily Observer newspaper company. In his evidence before senior magistrate Kayode Olajubutu of the Banjul Magistrates Court, Alex Dacosta recalled on 7 September, 2007, when he received a phone call from one of his...