Unimpeachable sources informed the Daily Observer about a heavy-handed brutal killing of one Adama Sonko at Berending Village in Lower Niumi, North Bank Region.

Adama Sonko, 65, was reportedly attacked by one Morrow Demba with a cutlass last week Thursday and had her body parts mutilated by her bloodthirsty attacker. The deceased's skull was broken and blood was pouring out from cuts on her body, according to eyewitnesses.

A relative of the deceased who spoke to this paper on the condition of anonymity, said the alleged killer Morrow Demba was seen walking towards the late Adama Sonko's compound, repeatedly saying in Mandinka parlance: Bi Fonna Mofa (Today, I must kill somebody).

"When the deceased saw him coming towards her compound with these frightening expressions, she ran into her house with her children and locked the door from inside. But upon reaching the door, Morrow broke the lock with the cutlass and forced his way inside the room. The deceased then managed to escaped from the other door. But he ended catching her and started chopping the old woman continuously," said a relative.

Sources indicated that the Barra Police Station was contacted and the police personnel found their way to the village, where the suspect was arrested.

Contacted on this incident, ASP Sulayman Secka, the public relations officer of the Gambia Police Force, said the suspect is being held under detention, helping the police in their investigation of the incident.

ASP Secka confirmed to the Daily Observer that the deceased, who died on the spot, was taken to the RVTH for postmortem, before the body was handed over to the bereaved family for burial.

The police spokesperson strongly warned against such heinous crime. Bewildered by the nature of the incident, ASP Secka warned that crime rate is on the increase in the country and urged the people to desist from crime.

The incident has left many to question the state of mind of the suspect, with some arguing that only a mentally demented person could unleash such brutality.

Considering the nature of the crime, there are indications that subjecting the suspect to psychiatric examination would not be ruled out.