Sierra Leone Murder Sparks Outrage

Last night (8/20) on a beach in Freetown, Sierra Leone, a candlelight vigil was held for a teenager found murdered last week. The death has sparked outrage in the country and concern about rising crime in the wake of the Ebola epidemic. The body of 17 year old Hannah Bockarie was found earlier this month on the well-known Lumley Beach. Tests will determine whether she was sexually assaulted, but police and a women’s group say it appears she was. She may have been beaten to...

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