Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Somalia; 13-year-old stoning victim "begged for mercy..."

A young woman recently stoned to death in Somalia first pleaded for her life, a witness has told the BBC. 

"Don't kill me, don't kill me," she said, according to the man who wanted to remain anonymous. A few minutes later, more than 50 men threw stones. 

Human rights group Amnesty International says the victim was a 13-year-old girl who had been raped. 

Initial reports had said she was a 23-year-old woman who had confessed to adultery before a Sharia court. 

Numerous eye-witnesses say she was forced into a hole, buried up to her neck then pelted with stones until she died in front of more than 1,000 people last week. More...

See also:

  1. Somalia: 13-year-old girl raped by three men; they go free, but the victim is stoned to death. WTF!
  2. Iranians suspend death by stoning (and let's hope it stays suspended forever...)
  3. Iran: 9 "sex" offenders to be stoned to death: welcome to the 21st. century...
  4. Burying alive 5 women is no big deal in Baluchistan; it's only tradition...

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