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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nalova Akua

An increase in killings of women in Cameroon spurs protests and demands for better laws

Cameroon Women Killing - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Geraldine Achiah, an elementary school teacher in her 30s, died barely two months into her marriage in September. Her relatives allege her husband beat her over a marital dispute and demand justice in what they say is a gender-based crime.

Her only child, Courage Abombi, 18, fondly remembers her support for his dreams of becoming a mechanical engineer. “My mom died an unexpected and painful death,” said Abombi, who had to take a university entrance exam a day after his mother’s burial.

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