A civil servant was early this week convicted and sentenced to serve one month in prison after being found guilty of assault charges.

He was left with the alternative of paying a court fine of D1500.

Ousman Darboe was arraigned before magistrate Kayeodi of the Banjul Magistrates’ Court for head-butting one Sheriff Jarju at the Banjul free port and, as a result, injured him on the mouth.