Omar Badjie Was Assaulted, Beaten During Arrest, Investigator Tells Court

Coroner’s Inquest: Senior Officer Alleges Late Omar Badjie Was Beaten by Police With Stick – Foroyaa Newspaper

By Nelson Manneh A senior police officer has confirmed before a coroner’s inquest that 1st Class Constable Sulayman Jarju assaulted 27-year-old Omar Badjie of Mandinary Village before his death in September 2025. Chief Superintendent Lamin Cham of the Gambia Police Force told the Brikama Magistrates’ Court that investigations revealed the officer slapped and beat the deceased with a stick during a police patrol. The death of Omar Badjie had spar…

Omar Badjie Was Assaulted, Beaten During Arrest, Investigator Tells Court

By: Kemo Kanyi Chief Suprintendent Lamin Cham, the lead investigator in the death of Omar Badjie Thursday told Brikama Magistrates’ Court that the deceased was assaulted and beaten by the police during his arrest. Cham who led the coroner’s inquest into the death of Late Omar Badjie of Mandinary is posted at the Banjulinding Police Anti-Crime Unit and he appeared before the Principal Magistrate Anna O. Mendy to testify. Continuing his testimony,…

First witness appears in Coroner’s Inquest into Omar Badjie’s Death

He said that four police officers were on their regular patrol, namely 1st Class Sulayman Jarju, Police Constable Mamadou Jallow, PC Ebrima Touray and PC Fa Sainey Cham. The presiding magistrate further asked the witness to take the court through the apprehension of the deceased by the said officers. He disclosed that these four police officers were on their routine patrol and saw the late Omar Badjie together with few others smoking cannabis (m…