One Pa Modou Jabang on Monday 22ndDecember
2008 appeared before Magistrate Pa Harry
Jammeh of the Brikama Magistrates' Court for assault causing actual bodily
harm.
According to the statement of the offence on 14thDecember 2008
at Wellingara village, the accused unlawfully assaulted one Lamin Saidy by
stabbing him with a broken bottle on his forehead thereby causing him actual
bodily harm.
When the charge was read to him he pleaded guilty.
According to the facts revealed by the prosecutor CPL
1781 Kinteh told the court that it occurred on the above date. He said both the
Complainant and the accused share the same girl friend. He said the girl friend
first visited the complainant and later told him that she was going to bed. But
instead she went to see the accused person also at Tabokoto. He added that the
complainant upon receiving the information went to Tabokoto where he met her
with the accused and took her to his house. He said on their way going they
were followed by the accused, who then stabbed the complainant with a broken
bottle on his forehead thereby causing him injury.
He further stated that the complainant reported the matter
to the Wellingara police station and the accused was later arrested and taken
to the police station were he was charged.
He was subsequently sentenced to two weeks imprisonment. He
was also ordered to pay compensation of D500 in default to serve one -week
imprisonment.
