Lady Testifies in Assault Case

Friday, September 26, 2008
One Joko Konteh of Brikama Sanchaba on24thSeptember 2008testified in the trial of one Jabou Darboe who is being charged withassault causing actual bodily harm.

In her testimony before the court PW1, Joko Konteh, told the court that on8thAugust 2008 while she was from the hospital going home, she found the accused person sitting with some people in front of one compound. She said when the accused saw her coming shewent by the fence and dropped a pair of trousers on top of the fence and she put on a wrapper on top of the trouser. Then shetold her that you told Mamo Cham that I slept around. She said there she told the accused that since Mamo and his brother broke into my house I will not talk to Mamo Cham. I only came to the hospital, she said. She added that the accused later hit her with cable wire and there she reported the matter to the Brikama Police Station..

The case was adjourned to 29thSeptember.

Author: Yai Dibba