SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan Tribune - RSF soldiers in Khartoum accused of killing mentally disabled individuals

10/6/2024: Sudan Tribune - RSF soldiers in Khartoum accused of killing mentally disabled individuals

Sudan Tribune report that several mentally disabled individuals have been killed in various areas of Khartoum by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militants, either by shooting or torture.

The fate of dozens of patients in mental hospitals in Khartoum remains unknown after the outbreak of war. Two members of Emergency Committees in Bahri confirmed that more than three mentally disabled people were shot on sight by RSF soldiers.

Alim Ahmed, a Bahri resident who fled to South Sudan, witnessed the killing of three mentally disabled people at different times, with RSF justifying the killings of some residents by claiming the individuals posed a danger to them.

In a separate incident, an anonymous woman fell into a coma after her 9-year-old daughter died due to hunger. The woman described the dire situation in Khartoum, where residents are effectively under siege and must pay fees to leave their neighbourhoods.