28-year-old woman found dead in Yeumbeul
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Senenews
A 28-year-old woman identified as F. Touré was found dead in her room in Darou Salam 4, in Yeumbeul, on 23 October. Initial findings point investigators towards possible electrocution, according to information gathered by Senenews.
A 28-year-old woman identified by the initials F. Touré was found dead on Friday 23 October at about 7pm in her room in Darou Salam 4, in the municipality of Yeumbeul, Senegal. Initial findings have led investigators to suspect electrocution, reports Senenews.
Her flatmates were alerted by the sound of children screaming and crying before finding her motionless, with an electrical wire in her hands and traces of blood on her left shoulder. They cut off the house’s electricity supply and called the emergency services.
Police from the Yeumbeul district station noted burns around the left breast. The victim is believed to have tried to connect the wire to a television, according to the initial findings gathered at the scene. Her body was taken to hospital by firefighters following a medical requisition.
Public Prosecutor Saliou Dicko was informed and an investigation was opened to establish the exact circumstances of the death. The investigation comes amid several recent incidents in Senegal, including the collision between a lorry and a minibus reported on 23 October.
