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Youngster stabbed to death in Brusubi ...Suspects arrested, charged

A young boy resident in Brusubi, Alieu Jawo, last Saturday night died after he was stabbed by some alleged robbers. A native of Bansang Town, in the Central River Region, Jawo was said to have been attacked by his murderers at the Brusubi Roundabout (Tranquil Junction), at around 01:00 am. Narrating the incident, Detective ASP Fakebba Darboe, officer in charge of the Serious Crime Unit, Brikama Division, said that it was passers-by who had informed the Military Police (MPs), who were then on...

Fleeing Banjul murderer’ arrested

A suspected murderer on the run - Dawda Bah, alias Yanka - who reportedly killed a fellow youngster, Cherno Jagne, fondly called Cher Boy, was arrested, yesterday, at Wellingara Village. The incident was reported to have happened around Samjack Perseverance junction, between 12:00 am to 01:00 am, in the wee hours of Sunday in Banjul. Sources informed the Daily Observer that the suspect allegedly stabbed the deceased with a broken bottle in the neck, leading to excessive bleeding, which...

Bakau siblings guilty of assault

Two sisters from Bakau were yesterday convicted and sentenced by Principal Magistrate Buba Jawo of the Kanifing Magistrates Court, after they were found guilty of assault. Both Maimuna Jammeh and her sister, Oumie Jammeh, were fined to the sum D5,000 each or in default, to serve one year jail-term. The duo were guilty of assaulting and afflicting bodily harm to Maimuna Jammeh (bearing the same name with one of her attackers), believed to be related to the convicts. In his judgment, the...

Homicide squad off to Kuntaur

A homicide squad from the Gambia Police Force has been dispatched to the village of Kuntaur, Central River Region, to investigate the alleged murder of the village Imam, Amadou Jallow, report says. The deceased was reported to have been attacked and stabbed to death, on Monday. Contacted on this development, the police spokesperson, ASP Sulayman Secka, said the homicide squad is currently in Kuntaur on a mission of unraveling circumstances surrounding the killing. ASP Secka indicated that few...

Kuntaur Imam Stabbed to Death

Reports reaching this paper from the Central River Region have intimated that the Head Imam of Kuntaur was in the early hours of yesterday morning stabbed to death in his house. Amadou Jallow, 30, was reported to have been stabbed 16 times by yet unknown assailants as he prepared to go and lead the early morning prayers at the mosque. The incident, which has sparked serious concerns within the region, is said to have come on the heels of a prolonged Imamship crises in the area. The late Imam...

Make Violence a Thing of The Past!

It is with great horror that we read of the tragic death of the head Imam of Kuntaur who was stabbed to death in his own house in the early hours of yesterday morning.  Amadou Jallow, 30, was reported to have been stabbed sixteen times all over his body as he was preparing to go and lead the early morning prayers at the mosque. The violence and aggression in this terrible act have horrified the population of the area and no doubt the whole country. It is gratifying to see that the police have...

Man, 23, found guilty of murder

Sitafa Mara of Wellingara, who was standing trial on murder charges, yesterday told the Banjul Magistrates court presided over by Principal Magistrate B Y  Camara  that he accepted that he is guilty of killing one Abdoulie Ceesay of Wellingara in the Western Region. Mr Mara who pleaded guilty after the charges were read to him said  “The deceased died, after I stabbed him with a knife. He would not have died if I did not stab him.” At this juncture Magistrate Camara  transferred  the  case to...

Murder at Latri Kunda Sabiji

One Mustapha Gaye, 19, of Latrikunda Sabiji, was recently arrested by the police for allegedly stabbing one Ansumana Dampha, alias Jung, 25, a native of Pakalinding, on Monday, 10th December 2007, causing him to bleed to death. The late Mr. Dampha was reportedly stabbed on the cheek with a broken bottle. Jung was thereafter rushed to the hospital, where he breathed his last the following day. Commenting on the incident the police revealed that Mustapha Gaye is currently in police custody,...

Man stabbed to death in Old Jeshwang

Domingo Yala, a  Bissau-Guinean nationality, who was alleged to have been stabbed to death by one Pa Ismaila Secka of Old Jeshwang last Monday, was on Wednesday laid to rest at the Old Jeshwang cemetery. Marie Yala, sister of the deceased, said her brother Dominic had been residing in the country for the past ten years. She said while she was trying to separate her younger brother and Ismaila, she suddenly saw Ismaila with a knife. He then stabbed the deceased twice on the left hand and the...