A mason by the name of Ndiouma N. a été déféré au parquet de Mbour (sur la petite côte) et placé sous mandat de dépôt. (a person who has been detained by the police for the purpose of committing an offence) He is accused of the murder of Amadou Diallo, a moto-taxi driver commonly called “Jakarta”. The drama took place on Monday 7 July in Sindia, in the department of Mbour. In the evening, F. Bâ, a resident of the neighbourhood, was alerted by cries of distress coming from the street. Leaving her home, she discovered the lifeless body of the “Jakarta man”, lying in a pool of blood. According to L’Observateur, the victim had “penetrating wounds” on her stomach, head and chest.
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