A young man has been jailed for 25 years after he was found guilty of the murder of a Nigerian sex worker in Brussels in June The perpetrator, identified only by his initials SG, was 17 at the time of the murder.
Osayande, who was 23 when she was killed, was brought to Brussels by a ring of human traffickers, with the promise of housing and work in Europe. She and a group of other young women were threatened, raped and forced to undergo rituals to convince them to be loyal to their captors. Once in Brussels, Osayande was put in a derelict apartment and forced into prostitution. Sentencing SG to 25 years in prison on Thursday, judges pointed to "the extreme violence of the acts" and "ruthlessness" displayed by the perpetrator.
Osayande had been stabbed nine times in the head and chest. The judges also took into account the fact that the victim was "alone and isolated" from other sex workers in the area and described the attack as "senseless and gratuitous" and an "intolerable violation of respect for human life". It led to demands that safety be improved and that the municipalities of Saint-Josse and Schaerbeek create clear legal guidelines for the sector and its offenders. Skip to main content. Search form Search.
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