Reference to the case of Murder with

D/ref/no 49/08-09-21, reported at 22:50 hour, Victim..
Ousman Jarju of Jalambang village, 27yrs old, civil servant, works at the National Audit Office, Gambian, Witness:
Fatoumatta Danso (a friend) from Sukuta Sutubakono, 23yrs old Teacher an a Gambian.

Hardim Jeng of Bakoteh, 18 years old Gambian was arrested at Palma Rima beach by the TSU personnel in connection to an attempted robbery; he was handed over to us this morning. Hardim was interrogated intensively but he denied having any knowledge or taking part in the alleged murder of Ousman Jarju.

With a reenforcement from the Serekunda task force team a criminal hideout in Bakoteh was raided and 12 youths were arrested who were brought to Kotu for interrogations; they were interrogated one by one regarding the alleged murder on Ousman, one Bubacarr Eze of Bakoteh informed us that he saw Hardim and three of his friends going to the beach on the day of the incident. He was later confronted with Hardim through which Hardim confessed to have attacked the deceased (Ousman Jarju) together with his friends namely Muhammed Funneh (Zill), Spanky and Muhammed Njie. He further informed us that he stabbed the deceased with a knife (recovered) while his friends snatched the bag and they ran in different directions but later met in Bakoteh.

He further stated that after separating from his friends, while running he found two unknown women sitting on the sand browsing with their mobile phones, he brought out the knife and threatened to harm them if they didn’t surrender their phones to him, one of the two threw her phone towards him and ran away, he went away with the said phone. He later gave the said phone to one Bintou Badjie for her to charge it for him, it was recovered from her. A search was conducted in his house, the clothes he used on the day of the incident was recovered with blood stains on them. Cautionary and voluntary statements were obtained from him

By Skypowerfm