Lady convicted for assault

Magistrate Drammeh of the Kanifing Magistrates' Court recently convicted and sentenced one Awa Badjie, to a fine of D1500, in default to serve three weeks in prison upon her own plea of guilt to a charge of assault, causing actual bodily harm.

According to the charge sheet on 29th May, at Youth Monument in Westfield areas between the hours of 0300 hrs to 0400am, in the Kanifing Municipality, the convict, Awa Badjie assaulted one Njie Fatou Jones, by biting her on the lower lip, and as a result caused her actual bodily harm.