The woman accused of killing her estranged boyfriend at the Independence Stadium Friendship hostel in September has been formally charged with murder. 

Kumba Sinyan appeared today (16 November) before presiding judge Justice Sidi K. Jobarteh at the high court in Banjul. 

Prosecutors filed a bill of indictment against Ms Sinyan for allegedly killing her boyfriend, contrary to section 187 of Criminal Code Cap: 10:01 Revised Laws of the Gambia 2009.  

Ms Sinyan, who has been in remand since her arrest in September, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.

Prosecutors had earlier asked the court for time to prepare the case as the suspect’s file was still with the police. 

Ms Sinyan been charged with one count of murder over the death of her estranged boyfriend, Momodou Lamarana Jallow, who was a IT staff at the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 

She was alleged to have stabbed to death Mr Jallow following a row at the hostel, 

a day before he was due to travel to Indonesia to undertake postgraduate studies. 

Reporting by Adama Makasuba