A 17-year-old girl in Somalia who converted to Christianity from Islam was shot to death in late November in an apparent “honor killing,” area sources said.
Nurta Mohamed Farah had fled her village of Bardher, Gedo Region to Galgadud Region to live with relatives after her parents tortured her for leaving Islam.
On Nov. 25, two unidentified men shot her in the chest and head with a pistol. Area sources strongly suspected the men were relatives or acting at their behest.
She had been confined to home since May 10, when her parents discovered she had embraced Christianity, said a Christian leader who visited the area.
Farah’s parents severely beat her for leaving Islam and regularly shackled her to a tree at their home, Christian sources said.
Farah was shot about 200 meters from where she had taken refuge. Relatives buried her. (CD)
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