Lamin Njie, spokesperson of The Gambia Police Force confirmed the development to The Point,
Saying: “I can confirm that the police have opened an investigation with regard to the incident. However, at the moment I can't confirm whether the girl was raped or not."
Meanwhile, there are reports that the suspect raped the young girl and later killed her and decided to take his own life by hanging himself.
The Point has learned that both the suspect and victim lived together in a family compound.
Today, Monday 9 November, 2020, the TRRC will begin its 17th three-week session of public hearings. As at the end of the 16th session, the Commission had heard testimonies from 277 witnesses. Of these, 209 were male and 68 were female.
The Gambia Printing and Publishing Corporation (GPPC), yesterday commissioned a Bilomatik exercise book making machine worth about D50 million.
The case involving Musa Yalle Batchilly, an executive member of Gambia Action Party (GAP), who was charged with obtaining money by false pretence and fraud, commenced on the 27th July, 2020, before Principal Magistrate Isatou Janneh-Njie of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court.
