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February 8th, 2010
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Buried Alive
Girl buried alive for 'befriending boys'
 The hole where Medine Memi was buried by her relatives in the courtyard of their house in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey PROSECUTORS in Turkey are seeking life in jail for the father and grandfather of a girl who was buried alive for befriending boys. The pair were arrested after the body of 16-year-old Medine Memi was found in a sitting position with her hands tied, in a hole in a chicken pen outside her house in Kahta town, Adiyaman province, 40 days after she went missing. A post mortem examination showed a significant amount of soil in her lungs and stomach, meaning she was buried alive, forensic experts said. Her father Ayhan Memi, 40, and grandfather Fethi Memi, 65, have refused to talk to investigators and prosecutors since their arrest in early December in the Kurdish town. The judicial source said they would likely face a charge of "premeditated homicide with aggravating circumstances, perpetrated with cruelty" being drawn up by prosecutors. Turkish law demands life in prison if convicted of those charges. The teenager "never went to school and perhaps barely knew how to read and write," Muhammed Cevik, who owns the local Kahta newspaper, said. So-called honour killings - when a family member is called on to kill a female relative considered to have sullied their honour - claim many victims every year despite attempts by the Government and associations to halt them. Surveys show such crimes still enjoy some measure of tolerance in Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east, where they are most prevalent. http://www.news.com.au/world/girl-bu...-1225828061015 
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February 9th, 2010
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Re: Buried Alive
Poor little girl! How horrible! :'(
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February 12th, 2010
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Re: Buried Alive
Jesus, come quickly!
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