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August 2026 | Senegal GBV Tracker
1 indexed fatal person · 4 indexed serious non-fatal events. Complete calendar month, open to later case discovery and corrections. These are public-source index counts, not Senegal’s national totals.
Select a case ID to read the full on-site source history. An occurrence/death date determines the month; an arrest, article or court date does not.
Fatal people
| Open on-site history | Safe case label | Victim gender | Reported actor | Date | Place | Evidence stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN-GBV-2026-001 | Ndèye Bigué Sène | Woman | Man, suspected; gender-related motive under investigation | By 22 August 2026; body found 22 August | Thiès region | Officially confirmed killing; gender nexus from unadjudicated suspect account |
Serious non-fatal events
| Open on-site history | Safe case label | Victim gender | Reported actor | Date | Place | Evidence stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SN-NF-2026-001 | Dakar-region child · 3 August record | Girl (minor) | Man, accused; no judicial finding | 3 August 2026 | Dakar region | Police-reported allegation; investigation ongoing |
| SN-NF-2026-002 | Diourbel-region adult woman · August record | Woman | Reported group; individual genders unverified | Night of 3–4 August 2026 | Diourbel region | Police-reported group-assault allegation; no conviction |
| SN-NF-2026-003 | Dakar-region child · 5 August record | Girl (minor) | Man, accused; no judicial finding | Night of 5–6 August 2026 | Dakar region | Police-interview reporting; alleged conduct, no verdict |
| SN-NF-2026-004 | Dakar-region child · 15 August record | Girl (minor) | Man, accused; no judicial finding | 15 August 2026 | Dakar region | Police-complaint reporting; no conviction |
Dated and unresolved leads outside the count
| Open on-site lead | Why excluded |
|---|---|
| SN-LEAD-2026-002 | Outside August–September event window; no September incident |
| SN-LEAD-2026-004 | Investigate August classification and deduplication before adding |
End-of-month ledger
August through 31 August: 1 indexed fatal person; 4 indexed serious non-fatal events. Cumulative since 1 August: 1 fatal person / 4 non-fatal events. Every counted case above opens a dated source history on this site.
