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18-Year-Old Ordered Held at Mile 2 Prison in Fajikunda Stabbing Death
Muhammed Sanneh -the accused.
An 18-year-old Fajikunda resident accused of fatally stabbing a 23-year-old man during a fight last week has been remanded at Mile 2 Central Prison after his case was transferred to the High Court's…
Trial of Former Principal Magistrate Over Disappearance of 104 Cocaine Blocks Resumes
Pa Modou Njie, former Bundung Principal Magistrate
The trial of former Bundung Principal Magistrate Pa Modou Njie, who is facing charges related to the disappearance of 104 blocks of cocaine that were held as court exhibits, continued…
Interior Minister Says Majority of Crimes in The Gambia Are Committed by Gambians, Not Foreign…
Abdoulie Sanyang, Minister of Interior
By Seedy Jobe
Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has rejected claims that foreign nationals are primarily responsible for crime in The Gambia, arguing that official data shows Gambians account…
Murder Accused Claims He Was Knocked Unconscious Before Fatal Stabbing; Defence Challenges CCTV…
Late Fatoumatta Kargbo and Arona Tine
Arona Tine testifies he was attacked by three unknown men before Fatoumatta Kargbo was killed; the defence alleges the prosecution withheld full surveillance footage
Tine, a Senegalese…
Prosecution Seeks to Withdraw Charges Against Jobarteh Amid Ongoing Investigations; Defence Alleges…
Principal Magistrate Krubally
The prosecution on Tuesday applied to withdraw all charges against Abdul Wahab Jobarteh before the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, arguing that ongoing investigations have uncovered new facts that could lead to…
Emotions Run High at Court as Murder Suspect Is Remanded Pending High Court Proceedings
The Accused under police escort.... photo credit: Whats On Gambia.
Scenes of grief and heightened emotion unfolded at the Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday after Principal Magistrate Sallah Mbye ordered the remand of Momodou Bah, who is…
Two Convicted of Armed Robbery, Conspiracy; High Court Imposes 10-Year Sentence
Hon. Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh
By Staff Reporter
The High Court, presided over by Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh, has convicted two young men, Lamin Sandeng and Ebrima Jallow, on charges of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony,…
Man Sentenced to Death for Murder of 62-Year-Old Woman in Fajara Home Invasion
Justice I. Janneh
The High Court in Bundung has sentenced Ousainou Jallow to death after convicting him of the murder of 62-year-old Binta Gassama during a violent home invasion in September 2022.
Delivering judgment on Tuesday, 19…
High Court Corrects Sentencing Error, Orders Immediate Release of Cable Thief but Upholds…
Hon. Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh
Justice S.K. Jobarteh of the High Court of The Gambia has upheld the substance of a three-month prison term and a D2,000 compensation order against a Guinean national convicted of cable theft,…
High Court Sentences Uncle to Life Imprisonment for Rape of Teenage Niece
Justice I. Janneh
The High Court in Bundung has sentenced Mbye Manneh to life imprisonment for the rape of his 14-year-old niece, an act committed inside the victim’s family home. Manneh, who lived in the same compound and was…