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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 58905, member: 636"] Magistrate I.O. Njie presided over criminal proceedings against Lamin Manneh from Brikama Jalamba on August 28, 2025. The West Coast Region resident faced a single rape charge under Section 3(13) of the Sexual Offences Act, 2013. Authorities alleged Manneh committed the offense against a three-year-old girl around August 25, 2025. The defendant maintained innocence by entering a not guilty plea. Sergeant J. Preirra sought adjournment to secure witness testimony for the prosecution. The magistrate approved the postponement request during the first court session. Legal proceedings continued on September 11, 2025, with the same presiding judge. Magistrate Njie declared the charges exceeded the lower court's jurisdictional limits. The victim's age of three years required transfer to a higher judicial body. The court struck the matter for relocation to either the High Court or the Attorney General's Chambers. [/QUOTE]