Astou Pierre murder suspect arrested in Mauritania
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Alioune Badara Gaye, wanted for the acid attack on Astou Pierre Ndiaye, was arrested in Mauritania after several months on the run, according to Libération. Located by Interpol’s National Central Bureau at the request of the Dieuppeul police station, he is to be repatriated to Senegal to face accusations linked to the victim’s death on 1 October.
Alioune Badara Gaye, suspected of murdering Astou Pierre Ndiaye, was arrested on Friday in Mauritania after fleeing in June, Libération reported, as cited by Seneweb. His arrest was made possible by police cooperation between Mauritania and Senegal.
The Interpol National Central Bureau, attached to Senegal’s Judicial Police Directorate, located the suspect after a request for assistance from the Dieuppeul police station. Senegalese authorities are preparing his repatriation so that he can face justice, according to Libération.
Gaye is being prosecuted in the investigation into the acid attack on his former partner, which took place at the victim’s workplace in Liberté 4. Astou Pierre Ndiaye died on 1 October at Fann Hospital in Dakar, after several months of fighting her injuries. Colleagues who were present during the attack were also hit by acid.
