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Nelson Renteria

El Salvador frees woman jailed for homicide after miscarriage, says rights group

Elsy, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison and spent a decade behind bars for alleged aggravated homicide after suffering a miscarriage, poses for a picture after being released from jail in San Salvador, El Salvador, February 9, 2022. Agrupacion Ciudadana por la Despenalizacion del Aborto/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Salvadoran authorities on Wednesday freed a woman who had served a decade of a 30-year sentence on charges of aggravated homicide after suffering a miscarriage, according to a local rights group.

Elsy, 38, whose last name was not released, reported an obstetric emergency in June 2011 while working as a domestic worker, according to the organization, which said she was immediately arrested and shortly after charged with aggravated homicide.

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