Gambia: Alleged Victim Testifies in Hot Oil Assault Case at Kanifing Court –

By Isatou Sarr

The alleged victim in a hot oil assault case on Wednesday testified before the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, where a blue-and-white plastic bowl said to have been used during the incident was tendered as evidence by the prosecution.

Jainaba Faye is charged with assault causing actual bodily harm for allegedly pouring hot oil on Mam Jarra Jarju at Bakoteh on 20 January 2026.

Testifying as the first prosecution witness (PW1) before Magistrate A. Manneh, the complainant, a…