| Murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland | |
|---|---|
  Imlil Imlil (Morocco) | |
| Location | Foothills of Mount Toubkal, close to the village of Imlil, Morocco[1] |
| Date | December 17, 2018 (bodies discovered) |
Attack type | Decapitation, stabbing[2] |
| Victims | Louisa Vesterager Jespersen Maren Ueland |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State |
| Assailants | Abdessamad Ejjoud Younes Ouaziyad Rachid Afatti |
No. of participants | 24 |
| Motive | Islamic extremism Revenge for the Battle of Hajin[3] |
| Verdict | 3 sentenced to death, 20 sentenced to 5 to 30 years in prison |
| Convictions | Murder |
On 17 December 2018, the bodies of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, a 24-year-old Danish woman, and Maren Ueland, a 28-year-old Norwegian woman, were found decapitated in the foothills of Mount Toubkal near to the village of Imlil in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.[4][2]
A total of 18 men have been arrested by Moroccan Police in relation to the murders. The murders were described by the Moroccan general prosecutor as a terrorist act, after a video released on the Internet showed several of the suspects swearing allegiance to the Islamic State while decapitating Jespersen.[5][6]
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