Photo: Tom WallSaying they want to inspire young female journalists to continue her work, the family and friends of slain Swedish journalist Kim Wall have launched a fund in her honour. Wall, a 30-year-old journalist who was based in New York and China, was killed on August 10th while aboard the homemade submarine of Danish amateur inventor Peter Madsen . Wall’s family and friends on Friday launched a fundraising campaign that features a documentary about the Trelleborg native’s short life and writing career. “Kim would have wanted more women to be out in the world, brushing up against life. That same day, Madsen was rescued from waters between Denmark and Sweden shortly before his submarine sank.

Source: The Local September 09, 2017 13:52 UTC