Five women arraigned for alleged assault

Five women, all residents of Mariama Kunda Village in Kombo North District of the West Coast Region, were recently arraigned at the Bundung Magistrate’ Court charged with assault, causing actual bodily harm.

The accused persons are Awa Sabally, Fatou Drammeh, Kaddy Saidy, Mama Janteh and Wudeh Darboe

According to the charge sheet, on 27 December 2011, at Mariama Kunda, in Kombo North of the West Coast Region, the accused persons jointly assaulted one Ndey Kujabi with a stick and thereby committed an offence.

They all denied the charge and were each granted court bail of D5, 000 with one Gambian surety with a national ID card.

The case at that juncture was adjourned till 24 January 2012.