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MAN TELLS COURT HE POURED GASOLINE OVER 'THIEF' AND SET HIM ON FIRE But Says It Was The Beating, Not The Fire That Killed Him – The Standard Newspaper

Summary by The Standard Gambia
By Amadou Jadama Principal Magistrate Anna Mendy of Brikama court was rendered speechless yesterday when a man arraigned before her court boldly admitting to pouring gasoline over a suspected thief and setting him on fire in December.  The alleged thief died. Solomon Mendy, 20, appeared before the magistrate along with four other young men charged with a single count of murdering Modou Bah from Brikama Nema. The first two accused took their plea…
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The Standard Gambia broke the news in Gambia on Friday, March 21, 2025.
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