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Autopsy finds Aminata Sy was strangled in Senegal

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An autopsy on 17-year-old Aminata Sy concluded that she died by strangulation, contradicting the account of a fall given by the main suspect, Karamo Cissé Ndiaye. The 35-year-old is facing a murder investigation and is due to be brought before the Saint-Louis public prosecutor’s office, according to newspaper Libération.

An autopsy has concluded that 17-year-old Aminata Sy died by strangulation, according to Senegalese newspaper Libération. This contradicts the account of a fall given by 35-year-old Karamo Cissé Ndiaye, the main suspect in the case.

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