IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE GAMBIA HOLDEN AT BANJUL

S.202 CC.
“Any person who becomes an accessory after the fact to
murder is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment
for life”.
The Prosecution at Page 15 of his argument conceded that the 2 nd
Accused did not confess in her statement to the Police Exhibit ‘P’ but
urge me to note the testimony of Pw1, and the recovered Exhibit ‘H’
cloth of 2 nd Accused. Let me also add that there is no eye witness or
witnesses. However, I do not understand the submission of the
learned DDPP below and would want to lift it in my record just as it
is.
At Page 15 lines 10 - 15 it is argued thus: -“The evidence of Pw3 and
Pw4, who were led to the scene by the 1 st Accused in company of the
2 nd Accused and the evidence given in her defence are invigorating
factors to the confession of the 1 st accused where he narrated how
he confided in her and the kind assistance she rendered to dump up
the body”.
I had earlier said there is no eye witness. Pw1 – Pw8 are Police
Officers involved in investigation. The case of the Prosecution is
essentially on Exhibit ‘Q’ the confessional statement of the 1 st
Accused. Exhibit Q is in two parts. In the first part, the 1 st accused
narrated how he solely killed and disposed of the body of the