Delivering the verdict on 26 February 2024, presiding Magistrate Colley said the punishment of the offence charged was 5 years mandatory term per section 288 of the criminal Code.
Since the accused pleaded guilty to the offence and also a first time offender as confirmed by the prosecutor M.A. Jallow who appeared for IGP, Magistrate Colley convicted Mr Lowe to pay a fine of D10,000 in default to serve a custodial term of two years in prison.
The presiding Magistrate further awarded a compensation of D10,000 to the complainant in the person of Alhagie Ndure; failure of which the convict would serve 1 year 6 months in prison.
According to prosecutor M.A. Jallow, the convict on the 8th February at Old Jeshwang in the Kanifing Municipality, willfully assaulted Alhagie Ndure by stabbing him with a knife on his arm and was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm contrary to Section 288 of the Criminal Code Cap 10:01 Volume 3 revised Laws of the Gambia 2009.
