Diane Yango Femicide Case : Family in consternation as court releases victim's killer husband

Diane Yango Femicide Case : Family in consternation as court releases victim's killer husband

By Synthia Lateu A heated controversy has followed the judicial decision in the trial of Bekobe Éric, the man accused of murdering his wife, Diane Yangwo. He received a 5-year suspended sentence along with a fine of 52,000 FCFA. The decision was handed down on April 1 at the Bonanjo High Court after he spent 16 months in pretrial detention. Diane’s family expressed their surprise at the verdict, arguing that the sentence does not reflect the sev…