Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Mimi Mefo Info
Published on 2024-03-27 09:36:56
After nearly four months at the morgue of the gynecological and obstetric hospital in Douala, the family of the deceased must pay a little over 1.3 million FCFA to retrieve the body of their daughter killed by her husband last November.
As MMF publishes this article, the body of Mrs. Diane Yangwo is still buried under ice at the gynecological and obstetric hospital in Douala. The body of the young teacher has spent exactly 4 months and 10 days there. Her remains were sealed by the court for investigative purposes. To recover the body of the teacher who died from domestic violence on November 18, 2023, her family is required to pay the sum of 1,338,000 FCFA according to the information provided by the family.
Asked to give a discount, Professor Emile Mboudou, director of the gynecological and obstetric hospital in Douala, says he can only reduce the total amount by 10%. This situation comes as a heavy blow to the family that has been experiencing pain for about four months.
It was in November last year that Diane Yangwo, a teacher at Nylon High School in Douala, succumbed to a violent beating by her husband, Mr. Bekobe Mvondo Eric, who was in the habit of hitting her. Admitted to the hospital, she died before she could be treated. The woman was beaten by her husband until she died. “The hospital where she arrived in a coma did not have an oxygen tube to keep her alive. The teacher, whose spleen was torn due to the blows, was declared dead,” it was learned at the time of the incident.
Before being taken away from life by her violent husband, the teacher had made a plea for help in a voice message transferred via WhatsApp, as evidenced by a video that circulated on social media.
A few days later, her husband was captured by the gendarmes of Ngodi Bakoko in Douala. A victim of domestic violence, Diane Yangwo died leaving behind a 9-month-old child.
As a bank employee (SCB), Eric Bekobe Mvondo was presented to the public prosecutor, and then transferred to the New Bell Central Prison.
In 2023, women’s rights organizations spoke out against the extent of violence and murders committed against women. In April 2023, there were already 18 women who had died from men’s violence. In 2024, the numbers increased, with over 50 women dead from domestic violence in Cameroon by March.
Essama Aloubou
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