A 40-year-old woman has reportedly taken her own life by throwing herself into a well, after her husband allegedly impregnated their daughter. The disastrous incident happened on Sunday 13 September 2020 in Galleh Manda village.

A rescue team from The Gambia fire service was sent to the village but could not save the woman. The deceased, identified as Basin Gaye, was subsequently pronounced dead.

Her remains were taken to the Bansang Hospital to perform a postmortem examination on her. The accused persons (husband and daughter) are currently helping the police in their investigation.

The Police Superintendent, Lamin Njie, said, the police have opened up an investigation to get to the root cause surrounding this unfortunate incident.

“The claims that the incident is suicidal related cannot be substantiated as at now, as investigation is ongoing“ Mr. Njie noted.

By: Fatoumatta Samateh