Liberian woman found dead after market day trip

There’s shock in Liberia after news of a suspected murder of a 38-year old woman, a mother of two, in central Bong County. 

Her body was discovered lying in a pool of blood a few hours after leaving her family to go a nearby town on a market day, her family has told local media.

Police spokesman Moses Carter told the BBC that the authorities were investigating the incident.

There are concerns that news in the local media has lately been largely about deaths under mysterious circumstances.

Law enforcement agencies in Liberia are underfunded and personnel are thinly spread across a country of over five million people. 

The judiciary is also challenged due to budgetary constraints.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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