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Remand Lovers Discharged

Jan 19, 2009, 8:23 AM | Article By: Yai Dibba & Binta Fatty

Astou Jallow and Lamin Ceesay, the lovers who where remanded by the Brikama Magistrates' Court for assaulting each other were on 13th January 2009 discharged by Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh.

Before discharging the two lovers, Magistrate Jammeh strictly warned them that they cannot go to the bar, drinking, starting to fight and assaulting each other.

He said if they were brought to the police station again for a similar offence, he would order the police to charge them and bring them before the court.

It will be recalled that on 2nd January 2009 at Tai-tani bar, Astou Jallow was said to have assaulted her boyfriend Lamin Ceesay by hitting him with a bottle and thereby causing him actual bodily harm.