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Ethiopian strangled herself to death

Name of domestic worker:

Emebit Bekele Biru

Nationality:

Ethiopia

Date of death:

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Cause of death:

Falling/Trying to escape

Location's classification:

Home/Private location

On the 6^th of November 2014, Emebit Bekele Biru was found dead at her employer’s house in the Naameh area following an alleged disagreement with a member of her family. Biru died of hanging. A source close to Biru’s employers told the MDWCC and the other NGOs “she was very disturbed following a phone call from her husband; it seems that there were some disagreements between the two”. The investigation concluded that Biru committed suicide and the case was closed.

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