Gambia: Magistrate Transfers 3-Year-Old Rape Case to High Court –

By: Isatou Sarr

Lamin Manneh, an adult Gambian from Brikama Jalamba, was arraigned on August 28, 2025, before Magistrate I.O. Njie on a single count of rape, contrary to Section 3(13) of the Sexual Offences Act, 2013.

According to the particulars of the offence, Manneh is accused of willfully and unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a three-year-old girl at Brikama Jalamba, West Coast Region, on or about August 25, 2025. He pleaded not guilty to the…