Homeless woman in her forties found dead in Plateau district, Dakar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
The body of a homeless woman aged about 40 was found on Tuesday 10 November at around 2pm outside the Direction Générale de la Poste, in the Plateau district of Dakar. No signs of violence were found and an investigation has been opened to determine the cause of death, according to Seneweb.
A homeless woman in her forties was found dead on Tuesday 10 November at around 2pm outside the Direction générale de la Poste, on Boulevard de la République, in the Plateau district of Dakar. Police found no sign of a struggle or violence on the body, according to Seneweb.
Local residents said the victim lived on the street, notably on a veranda of the building housing the Direction générale de la Poste. At around 1.30pm they noticed she was showing no signs of life, before alerting the fire brigade and the police, according to their accounts reported by Seneweb.
The Plateau police station has issued a requisition to determine the cause of death. Firefighters took the body to a hospital facility and the public prosecutor was notified, while an investigation has been opened. No document establishing the victim’s identity was found on her, according to Seneweb.
