Somali woman stoned for adultery [View All]

Source: Beeb

A 20-year-old woman accused of committing adultery in Somalia has been stoned to death by Islamists in front of a crowd of about 200 people.

A judge working for the militant group al-Shabab said she had had an affair with an unmarried 29-year-old man.

He said she gave birth to a still-born baby and was found guilty of adultery. Her boyfriend was given 100 lashes.

It is thought to be the second time a woman has been stoned to death for adultery by al-Shabab

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8364858.stm

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"A 13-year-old girl was stoned to death for adultery in the southern town of Kismayo last year, although human rights groups said she had been raped".

Just recoiling in horror each time atrocities like this are in the news.