Burkina Faso: Dispute Over a Meal Turns Deadly

On October 18 in sector 15 of Bobo-Dioulasso, a dispute broke out between two men who had already been involved in several altercations. Police said the suspect, identified as B. H., allegedly pursued the victim as he walked away and struck him with a stick and a broken bottle, injuring his head and arms. The victim died shortly after being admitted to the Ouezzinville Urban Medical Centre. The suspect, a man in his fifties who reportedly admitted to the assault, was arrested, and the case was sent to the Faso prosecutor.