“Mr. Amenhotep works tirelessly to increase justice and reduce violence in our neighborhoods through our Brick City Peace Collective, helping us to re-imagine public safety and prevent tragedies such as this from taking place in our very own community,” he added. “No parent should ever have to bury their child. It is an inexplicable loss that defies imagination.
“We hope that the South Carolina authorities can bring the suspects in this case to justice. Our entire city is joining with the Amenhotep family in their grief and pain.”
So far, a juvenile has been arrested, according to Richland County Sheriff
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The missing 15-year-old daughter of an anti-violence activist in Newark was found dead after leaving her home in South Carolina, authorities said.
Sanaa Amenhotep had last been seen leaving her northeast Columbia home with an acquaintance on April 5, according to a release from the
AWARE Foundation, Inc. and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
Her body was found early Thursday morning in a patch of woods in Lexington County, Richland County Sheriffs said during a
The teen’s father, Sharif Malik Amenhotep, is an active member of the Brick City Peace Collective, said Newark Mayor Ras S. Baraka in a statement.
Teen daughter of anti-violence activist kidnapped, killed in South Carolina, sheriff says
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
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The missing 15-year-old daughter of a Newark anti-violence activist was kidnapped and killing after leaving her home in South Carolina, a local sheriff said.
The three-week search for Sanaa Amenhotep ended early Thursday when investigators discovered her body in a wooded area of Lexington County, South Carolina, according to officials.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka called the killing a tragedy and offered his condolences to Sanaa’s father, Sharif Malik Amenhotep, a member of the city’s Brick City Peace Collective.
“On behalf of the people of Newark, I would like to express my sincere condolences to Sharif Malik Amenhotep, on the tragic loss of his beautiful and intelligent Black daughter, Sanaa Amenhotep, who was kidnapped and murdered in South Carolina,” Baraka said.
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Teen daughter of anti-violence activist was kidnapped and killed, sheriff says
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
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The missing 15-year-old daughter of a Newark anti-violence activist was kidnapped and killing after leaving her home in South Carolina, a local sheriff said.
The three-week search for Sanaa Amenhotep ended early Thursday when investigators discovered her body in a wooded area of Lexington County, South Carolina, according to officials.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka called the killing a tragedy and offered his condolences to Sanaa’s father, Sharif Malik Amenhotep, a member of the city’s Brick City Peace Collective.
“On behalf of the people of Newark, I would like to express my sincere condolences to Sharif Malik Amenhotep, on the tragic loss of his beautiful and intelligent Black daughter, Sanaa Amenhotep, who was kidnapped and murdered in South Carolina,” Baraka said.