Gender-based violence homicide ends five-year lull in Praia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expresso das Ilhas
The suspected murder of a 64-year-old woman in Castelão, in the city of Praia, ends five years without a homicide linked to gender-based violence in Cape Verde. The Cape Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity has condemned the crime and is providing psychological support to the victim’s relatives, according to its statement.
The alleged murder of a 64-year-old woman in the Castelão neighbourhood of Praia has ended five years without a homicide linked to gender-based violence in the Cape Verdean capital, according to the Cape Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity (ICIEG).
The ICIEG condemned the alleged murder and said it was coordinating with the relevant authorities to follow the case. Together with the Cape Verdean Institute for Children and Adolescents, it is providing psychological support to the victim’s relatives. According to preliminary information, her daughter and a minor granddaughter may have witnessed the crime.
The Cape Verdean Association for the Fight against Gender-Based Violence also condemned the incident and called for a swift and thorough investigation, as well as for the alleged perpetrator to be held accountable. The woman is said to have been killed with a hatchet by her 68-year-old husband on the night of Wednesday 28 October, according to reports by Record Cabo Verde.
