368:
192:
The case was not publicized until the next year, sparking widespread public outrage in
Ethiopia with many arguing the sentencing of the alleged perpetrator was too "merciful". More than 200,000 people signed a petition demanding appropriate justice for Getnet's alleged crime. Getnet was apprehended
179:
that she had never felt any threat to her daughter. She was related to the landlord's wife which made her feel even more at ease. At the time of the murder in August 2023, Abekyelesh was at work and the girl's aunt, a guardian, was informed by Heaven that she was going to the bathroom and did not
121:, Ethiopia in August 2023. Getnet was sentenced to 25 years life in prison. The murder has heavily sparked public outrage, who demand appropriate punishment for the assailant, and circulated in social media. Getnet appealed to the court and the case adjourned until October 2024.
27:
393:
183:
Suspicious, the aunt attempted to find for Heaven but was unsuccessful. Later that day, she found Heaven's body at the entrance of her home, her body strangled and mutilated, sand stuffed in her mouth.
193:
and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Following his sentence, Getnet appealed to the court, which adjourned the case until
October 2024. Heaven's mother, Abekyelesh Adeba told to the
280:
394:"Editorial: Rising sexual violence against women and girls is seeping into what's left of the Ethiopian social fabric. Without accountability, the worst is yet to come"
205:
129:
533:
204:(EWLA) released a statement stating the "murder by itself should have been enough to sentence him to life imprisonment or to death…". Similarly, the
230:
493:
538:
503:
498:
281:"Brutal murder of 7-year-old Heaven Awet provokes outrage, fuels demands for stronger protection of children and women – EthioExplorer.com"
201:
125:
543:
488:
168:
513:
459:
414:
508:
211:
condemned the murder as "inhumane" on her
Facebook page and said the office would investigate the case with stakeholders.
438:
523:
163:, who during the war, was imprisoned for several months. After being released from prison, he left Amhara Region to
528:
128:(EWLA) said the "murder by itself should have been enough to sentence him to life imprisonment or to death…". The
518:
548:
124:
Several women's and children right organizations voiced condemnation for the murder. Among those, the
171:. Heaven's mother, Abekyelesh Adeba, was a nurse who raised Heaven and her younger sister in a
200:
Heaven's death also created great outrage among womens' and children s' rights groups. The
398:
208:
132:
460:"Heaven Awot: Ethiopia outcry over rape and murder of girl aged 7 | South Africa"
482:
164:
152:
118:
49:
330:
306:
331:"የአማራ ክልል ፍትሕ ቢሮ በሕጻን ሄቨን ላይ ስለተፈፀመው ፀያፍ ወንጀል የምርመራ፣ ክስ እና ፍርድ ሂደት የሰጠው ማብራሪያ"
156:
110:
64:
255:
160:
148:
114:
45:
231:"Outrage in Ethiopia over sentence for man who raped and killed 7-year-old"
354:
136:
415:"Outrage In Ethiopia Over 'Lenient' Sentence For Child Rapist, Murderer"
26:
68:
307:"Heaven Awot: Ethiopia outcry over rape and murder of girl aged 7"
172:
106:
355:"የአዲስ አበባ ከተማ አስተዳደር ልጇን በግፍ ለተነጠቀቸው ሕጻን ሄቨን እናት የመኖሪያ ቤት አበረከተ"
60:
167:, as he believed he would raise suspicion in the region during
194:
176:
439:"The Habesha: Latest Ethiopian News, Analysis and Articles"
369:"Outcry at sentence for man who raped and killed girl of 7"
135:
also condemned the murder by saying "inhumane" in her
113:and killed by her mother's landlord Getnet Baye in
90:
82:
74:
56:
41:
33:
197:that she felt "lifeless" after hearing her death.
175:with landlord Getnet Baye. Abekyelesh told the
8:
225:
223:
19:
256:"ተደፍራ የተገደለችው የሰባት ዓመት ሕጻን ጉዳይ ማስቆጣቱን ቀጥሏል"
147:Heaven Awot was a seven-year-old girl from
94:Getnet Baye sentenced to 25 years in prison
25:
18:
301:
299:
297:
219:
155:. Her family was separated during the
206:Minister for Women and Social Affairs
130:Minister for Women and Social Affairs
105:, a seven-year-old girl was brutally
96:The case adjourned until October 2024
7:
534:Incidents of violence against girls
202:Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association
126:Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association
169:ethnic profiling against Tigrayans
14:
16:2023 murder and rape in Ethiopia
159:. Heaven's father is an ethnic
494:August 2023 events in Ethiopia
1:
539:History of women in Ethiopia
504:Deaths by person in Ethiopia
499:August 2023 crimes in Africa
413:Ezeh, Micheal (2024-08-19).
565:
544:Impacts of the Tigray War
24:
489:2023 murders in Ethiopia
262:(in Amharic). 2024-08-20
188:Aftermath and reactions
514:Child murder in Africa
419:The Whistler Newspaper
20:Murder of Heaven Awot
509:History of Bahir Dar
21:
524:Child sexual abuse
157:conflict in Tigray
529:Rape in the 2020s
402:. 25 August 2024.
357:. 23 August 2024.
100:
99:
556:
519:Rape in Ethiopia
474:
473:
471:
470:
456:
450:
449:
447:
446:
435:
429:
428:
426:
425:
410:
404:
403:
390:
384:
383:
381:
380:
365:
359:
358:
351:
345:
344:
342:
341:
327:
321:
320:
318:
317:
303:
292:
291:
289:
288:
277:
271:
270:
268:
267:
252:
246:
245:
243:
242:
227:
29:
22:
564:
563:
559:
558:
557:
555:
554:
553:
479:
478:
477:
468:
466:
458:
457:
453:
444:
442:
437:
436:
432:
423:
421:
412:
411:
407:
392:
391:
387:
378:
376:
367:
366:
362:
353:
352:
348:
339:
337:
329:
328:
324:
315:
313:
305:
304:
295:
286:
284:
279:
278:
274:
265:
263:
254:
253:
249:
240:
238:
229:
228:
221:
217:
190:
145:
95:
67:
63:
17:
12:
11:
5:
562:
560:
552:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
481:
480:
476:
475:
451:
430:
405:
399:Addis Standard
385:
360:
346:
322:
293:
272:
247:
218:
216:
213:
209:Ergoge Tesfaye
189:
186:
144:
141:
133:Ergoge Tesfaye
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
58:
54:
53:
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
561:
550:
549:2024 scandals
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
486:
484:
465:
461:
455:
452:
440:
434:
431:
420:
416:
409:
406:
401:
400:
395:
389:
386:
374:
370:
364:
361:
356:
350:
347:
336:
332:
326:
323:
312:
308:
302:
300:
298:
294:
282:
276:
273:
261:
257:
251:
248:
236:
232:
226:
224:
220:
214:
212:
210:
207:
203:
198:
196:
187:
185:
181:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
154:
153:Amhara Region
150:
142:
140:
138:
134:
131:
127:
122:
120:
119:Amhara Region
116:
112:
108:
104:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
70:
66:
62:
59:
55:
51:
50:Amhara Region
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
23:
467:. Retrieved
463:
454:
443:. Retrieved
441:. 2024-08-19
433:
422:. Retrieved
418:
408:
397:
388:
377:. Retrieved
375:. 2024-08-19
372:
363:
349:
338:. Retrieved
334:
325:
314:. Retrieved
310:
285:. Retrieved
283:. 2024-06-07
275:
264:. Retrieved
259:
250:
239:. Retrieved
237:. 2024-08-19
234:
199:
191:
182:
146:
123:
102:
101:
464:Head Topics
311:www.bbc.com
103:Heaven Awot
86:Getnet Baye
78:Heaven Awot
37:August 2023
483:Categories
469:2024-08-19
445:2024-08-19
424:2024-08-19
379:2024-08-25
373:Yahoo News
340:2024-08-23
335:www.ebc.et
316:2024-08-19
287:2024-08-23
266:2024-08-23
241:2024-08-19
235:Africanews
215:References
143:Background
65:Mutilation
52:, Ethiopia
149:Bahir Dar
115:Bahir Dar
111:mutilated
83:Convicted
46:Bahir Dar
180:return.
161:Tigrayan
137:Facebook
91:Sentence
42:Location
173:tenancy
165:Tigray
139:page.
75:Deaths
69:Murder
107:raped
61:Rape
57:Type
34:Date
260:ቪኦኤ
195:BBC
177:BBC
151:in
485::
462:.
417:.
396:.
371:.
333:.
309:.
296:^
258:.
233:.
222:^
117:,
109:,
48:,
472:.
448:.
427:.
382:.
343:.
319:.
290:.
269:.
244:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
