Four suspects were yesterday arraigned before Justice Joseph Wowo of the Criminal Division of the Banjul High Court charged with murder contrary to section 187 of the criminal code cap 10 volume III laws of The Gambia 1990.

They are Alpha Joof, Ebou Demba Sowe, Abdoulie Senghorr and Sambujang Joof. They denied the charge.

According to the particulars of the offence, on or about the 28thJuly 2005, at Njongon village in the North Bank Region, the accused persons caused the death of one Ousman Njie by beating him with sticks.

Defence Counsel Sherriff Tambedou applied for a long adjournment as he would be away to Mecca to perform the pilgrimage. The state counsels, led by Marley Wood, did not object to the defence application for a long adjournment.

The case was since adjourned to 5thJanuary 2009.

In a separate but related development, one Mayombel Samuel Joel was also arraigned before the Criminal Division of the Banjul High Court charged with murder, criminal trespass and causing grievous bodily harm.

Count one, the alleged offence disclosed that on 11thFebruary 2008 at Brusibi in the Kombo North District, the accused Mayombel Samuel Joel, murdered one Therese Ogi.

The alleged offence on count two, revealed that on 11thFebruary 2008, the accused at Brusibi entered the house of Abdul Wahab Maiga with intent to intimidate him.

On Count Three, the alleged offence states that on 11thFebruary 2008, the accused at Brusibi together with others at large, caused grievous bodily harm to Abdul Wahab Maiga by inflicting on him multiple stab wounds.

He denied the charges.

The accused Mayombel Samuel Joel was represented by Lawyer Kebba Sanyang.

The case was adjourned to 9thDecember 2008.