The results of the autopsy of Moctar Dème, who died on 8 July 2025 in the premises of the special brigade of the Ranch de Dolly, have been revealed. According to the médecin légiste de l’hôpital Idrissa Pouye (ex-CTO) in Dakar, the thesis of suicide is confirmed. However, these conclusions do not convince the family of the deceased, who envisage to file a complaint to obtain clarifications, reveal seneweb. Moctar Dème, aged 33, polygamous and father of three children, had been arrested on 6 July 2025 for a cattle theft case and placed in custody at the brigade spéciale du Ranch de Dolly, in the département de Linguère. Found dead in his cell the next day, with a scarf around his neck according to the authorities, his death was the subject of intense interrogations. The family, through the voice of his brother Aly Dème, categorically rejects the thesis of suicide, affirming that Moctar did not suffer from any known pathology and demanding all the light on this troubling death.
Moctar Dème found dead in his cell: the autopsy suggests a suicide
