A young woman from Romania was pushed down on the metro track and crushed by the train, miserably dead. The perpetrator even kicked her off when she struggled to climb up.
Alina Ciucu, 25, a waitress was killed on December 12, in Bucharest's Gara de Nord station Passengers initially believed the young woman had committed suicide but the CCTV footage recreated the terrified murder scene. Ciucu was attacked and pushed down the metro track.
She did try to climb back to the platform but was cruelly kicked off. The poor woman was crushed by the charging train a second later.
The suspected woman was arrested overnight.She told officers she did not have a home and often slept overnight. Police said the suspect admitted that she was the person in the CCTV images.
It is alleged the suspect had tried to attack another woman at a different subway station earlier that day but failed. However, the twisted suspect didn't know both victims and officers believe she may be mentally ill.
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday appointed the country's first female prime minister, fulfilling a campaign promise and taking an important step toward the formation of a new government after his reelection late last year.
Former planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka will step into the role at a time of worsening violence in the country's mineral-rich east, which borders Rwanda. The long-running conflict has displaced more than 7 million people according to the United Nations, making it one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Tuluka promised to work toward peace and development in her first speech on state television following her appointment. Still, it could be months before a new government is formed as the process requires intensive negotiations with the many political parties.
“My thoughts go out to the east and to all corners of the country, which today are facing conflicts with enemies who are sometimes hidden,” she said, referring to the conflict that involves many armed groups, including some believed to be backed by Rwanda's military. "I’m thinking of all these people, and my heart goes out to them.”
Far from the nation’s capital, Kinshasa, eastern Congo has long been overrun by more than 120 armed groups seeking a share of the region’s gold and other resources as they carry out mass killings.
Both regional and U.N. peacekeepers have been asked to leave Congo after the government accused them of failing to resolve the conflict. Violence has only continued to worsen as the withdrawal of personnel begins and Congolese authorities move into their positions.
Bintou Keita, the top U.N. envoy to Congo, told the U.N. Security Council last week that the prominent rebel group known as M23 had made significant territorial gains in the east, which was contributing to the spike in violence and surging numbers of displaced people.
Reelected to a second five-year term in December, Tshisekedi has blamed neighboring Rwanda for providing military support to the rebels. Rwanda denies the claim but U.N. experts have said there is substantial evidence of their forces in Congo.
The United States last month urged Congo and Rwanda to walk back from the brink of war.
The U.S. State Department also said Rwanda should withdraw troops and surface-to-air missile systems from eastern Congo and criticized M23, calling it a “Rwanda-backed” armed group.
The Rwandan Foreign Ministry said last month that the country’s troops are defending Rwandan territory as Congo carries out a “dramatic military build-up” near the border.
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FILE - Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi reviews an honor guard during his swearing-in ceremony for a second term in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Tshisekedi appointed the country's first female prime minister on Monday, April 1, fulfilling a campaign promise and making an important step towards the formation of a new government after being reelected late last year. (AP Photo/Guylain Kipoke, File)
