2 The case of the prosecution is that on the 21st of October 2009, the Prosecutrix was sent to the Tallinding market to buy some baby nappies. The accused person who is a regular visitor to their compound was present when she was being sent. The accused met her later at the market and coaxed her to follow him to his house at Fajikunda. She went with the accused to his room whereupon the accused locked up the door, took out a knife, threatened her and forcibly had carnal knowledge of her. Because her wrapper was stained with blood flowing from the sexual intercourse, the accused gave her his wrapper – Yaya Jammeh wrapper; exhibit “A”. She was only released by the accused the next morning, but because she did not know the locality, she could not find her way home. She was later picked up on the streets of Fajikunda by the accused. She went with the accused to his room where the accused had carnal knowledge of her a second time and yet again under threats by the use of a knife. She was again released the next morning and was later picked up on the streets of Fajikunda by her step father who testified as PW2. She was subsequently taken to the RVTH where she was examined and a medical certificate issued to that effect. PW1 later led the police to the residence where the accused lives and identified it as the place where she was sexually assaulted. The accused denied these allegations both in his cautionary and voluntary statements and in his viva vorce evidence before this court. He called three other witnesses whose evidence points to the fact