Ukrainian Activist Dies Three Months After Acid Attack
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Ukrainian anti-corruption campaigner Kateryna Gandzyuk, seriously injured in an acid attack in July, has died in hospital, sources said Sunday.
“Katya (Kateryna) is dead. Details will be available in a while,” posted a Facebook group that publishes updates about Gandzyuk’s health and news on the investigation into the attack.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko confirmed the news and expressed condolences to Gandzyuk’s relatives at a meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian community in Turkey’s Antalya, where he is on an official visit.
“I appeal to law enforcement officers to do everything possible so that the murderers of Kateryna Gandzyuk are found, put on trial and punished,” Poroshenko tweeted.
Gandzyuk, 33, who worked as an adviser to the mayor of Ukraine’s southern city Kherson, was leaving home early on the morning of July 31 when a man poured about a litre of acid over her and ran away.
Gandzyuk was immediately hospitalised in a serious condition, with burns on 30 per cent of her body, including her upper torso, arms, and face.
Gandzyuk was an outspoken critic of law enforcement agencies, especially the police.
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