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Young woman suspected of killing her mother in Ngoye, Senegal

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A woman in her twenties is suspected of fatally stabbing her mother in Ngoye, in the commune of Bambey. The victim is said to have been stabbed in the chest while preparing food for her daughter, according to testimonies collected by Seneweb; the gendarmerie has opened an investigation.

A woman in her twenties, identified as F. Ndiaye, is suspected of fatally stabbing her mother, C. N., on Friday in the commune of Ngoye, Senegal. The victim is said to have been stabbed in the chest and died of her injuries, according to testimonies collected by Seneweb.

The territorial brigade of the Bambey gendarmerie has opened an investigation into the family tragedy. The incident is said to have taken place as the mother was trying to serve food, Seneweb reports.

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