More than 200 people demand justice after Astou Pierre’s death in Dakar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dakaractu
More than 200 people marched in Dakar to demand justice after the death of Astou Pierre, 40, who died on 1 October after being doused with acid by her former partner. The suspect remains at large, while demonstrators marched to the Grand Dakar prefecture, according to Dakaractu.
More than 200 residents marched in Dakar on Friday 16 October to demand justice after the death of Astou Pierre, a 40-year-old woman who died on 1 October after being doused with acid by her former partner. The march was part of a campaign against femicide, according to Dakaractu.
The demonstrators came from the victim’s neighbourhood in Dakar and called for violence against women to end, Dakaractu reports.
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