Dori: man sentenced to life imprisonment for attacking his girlfriend who refused to have an abortion
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Burkina/Violence against women: Man disfigures partner with acid after she refuses abortion, sentenced to life imprisonment (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
In Dori, a man stabbed his partner and poured acid on her face after she refused to have an abortion, disfiguring her. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after an investigation supported by the local population.
Dori Court of First Instance: man sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing and disfiguring his pregnant girlfriend with acid (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Dori Court of First Instance sentenced a man to life imprisonment for stabbing his pregnant girlfriend and disfiguring her with acid after she refused to have an abortion. The attack took place in August 2026 in Torodi.
Burkina: man sentenced to life imprisonment after beating his pregnant girlfriend (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The prosecutor of the Dori High Court (northern Burkina Faso) announces that a man has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He beat his pregnant girlfriend, stabbed her in the back with a knife and poured acid on her face.
Dori: man sentenced to life imprisonment for acid attack on his partner (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Dori high court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for attacking his partner with a knife and acid after she refused to terminate her pregnancy. The prosecutor's office announced the ruling on 30 October 2026.
Dori: life imprisonment for a man who threw acid on the face of his pregnant girlfriend (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Dori court sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of attacking his pregnant girlfriend with acid and a knife, after she refused an abortion. The attack took place in August 2026.
Dori: man sentenced to life imprisonment for brutally attacking his partner (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
A man was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Dori High Court for seriously injuring and disfiguring his partner with acid in Torodi in August 2026. The prosecutor praised the health staff and the public's cooperation.
Dori: man sentenced to life imprisonment for attacking his girlfriend with a blade and acid (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for attacking his girlfriend with a bladed weapon and acid. The verdict was handed down in Dori.
Dori: man sentenced to life imprisonment for attacking his girlfriend who refused to have an abortion (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
A man was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Dori court for attacking his girlfriend after she refused an abortion. The victim, found seriously injured in Torodi, survived thanks to care at Dori's regional hospital.
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