“He smashed his head”: How 29-year-old M. Ngom assaulted his 67-year-old great-uncle over 50 CFA francs

The Diourbel flagrante delicto court sentenced 29-year-old laborer M. Ngom on October 22, 2026, to two months in prison, including one month to serve, for assaulting his 67-year-old great-uncle, O. Ngom. The dispute began on October 12 after M. Ngom discovered that his nine-year-old son had received 50 CFA francs from his great-uncle; following an initial confrontation, he allegedly attacked the older man from behind and struck him in the head. The victim suffered head trauma and was declared temporarily unable to work for eight days. At the hearing, M. Ngom cited a long-running inheritance dispute and was acquitted of death threats and public insults.