Street art recalls racially-motivated murder

Lassana Cisse Souleymane was shot dead after watching a football match

April 7, 2024| Times of Malta |51 min read
Street art recalls racially motivated murder victim Lassana Cisse Souleymane.Street art recalls racially motivated murder victim Lassana Cisse Souleymane.

Stencil street art recalling Lassana Cisse Souleymane, five years after his racially motivated murder, has been painted in various locations by a street artist.

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The street art at Tal-Qroqq.

The 42-year-old from the Ivory Coast was killed in a drive-by shooting on April 6, 2019, as he walked to the Ħal Far open centre after watching a football match with friends. Another two African men were injured.  

The street art has been set up at St Elmo Place, Valletta opposite a biennale installation about abortion, a roundabout at Coradino near Mcast, a road linking Fgura to Cospicua, the Tal-Qroqq skatepark and a slip road to Albert Town.

Two men, both AFM soldiers at the time, have been accused of  Lassana"s murder and are out on bail.

A street artist took it upon himself to recall a murder that shocked Malta.A street artist took it upon himself to recall a murder that shocked Malta.

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