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El Salvador court hands down first life sentence for femicide
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An El Salvador court has imposed the country's first-ever life sentence for femicide following the recent murder of a woman in Santa Ana. Prosecutors established that the victim had been systematically stalked and harassed by her neighbor prior to the killing.
WHY IT MATTERS
This ruling marks a significant judicial precedent in El Salvador by applying the maximum possible penalty for gender-based violence for the first time.
The landmark conviction comes 42 days after the killing of a woman in Santa Ana who prosecutors said was stalked and harassed by her neighbor.
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