BBCNEWS BBC News July 14, 2024
In a case closely watched around the globe in el salvador, a country with one of the worlds strictest anti abortion laws, a young woman has been cleared of murder. Evelyn hernandez has already served nearly three years in prison prosecutors wanted her jailed for a0 years. She was acquitted at a retrial. Her baby was found dead in a toilet. She has always maintained she was raped and had no idea she was pregnant. Activists hope the result will set a precedent for other women in jail. John ironmonger reports. A young victim of rape from a poor, ruralfamily. Evelyn hernandez has become a figure o...