By: Nicholas Bass
Modou Badjie, a police officer Tuesday appeared before Banjul High Court to testify as the first prosecution witness in a murder case that happened in Brufut-Ghana Town in October 2024.
It would be recalled that Ibra Foli was accused of killing Leonard Dominic at Brufut Ghana Town by allegedly stabbing him to death.
The bill of indictment also reveals that the second accused Alfusainey Jallow with two minors [names withheld] on or about 19 October 2024 at Brufut, Kombo North in the Republic of The Gambia, allegedly assisted to conceal the murder of Dominic allegedly committed by Foli.
Appearing before Justice Omar Cham of Banjul High Court, the first prosecution witness, Sub-Inspector Badjie told the court that the first accused Foli stabbed the deceased on his chest, back and right fis
However, drama unfolded in a jam-packed courtroom when defense counsel Samuel Ade, representing the first accused Foli, asked pw1, Badjie to ascertain whether the report he complied after visiting the crime scene was filed before the court.
The lead prosecuting counsel M.D. Mballow argued that the prosecution witness ought to be given time to give detailed answers to the question raised by the defense counsel Ade.
At that point, the presiding judge ordered the witness to answer the question asked by defense counsel Ade.
Badjie explained that after visiting the crime scene and compiling a report, he gave his superior which according to him was uncertain if the said report was tendered in the court by the prosecution.
At the peak of the trial, defense counsel Yusupha Joof, representing the second accused, Alfusainey Jallow and two minors sought from the court an order that was initially issued by the trial Judge, ordering the file of two minors to be transferred to the Children Court.
Justice Cham ordered the court clerk to serve defense counsel Joof with the order of his clients.
