Body of girl who was lashed to death exhumed - The body of a 14-year-old Bangladeshi girl who died after receiving about 80 lashes in public...

Body of girl who was lashed to death exhumed

The body of a 14-year-old Bangladeshi girl who died after receiving about 80 lashes in public for allegedly having an affair with a married man, has been exhumed following a High Court order.

The body has been brought to the capital, Dhaka.

On Monday, the court ordered a three-member committee of doctors and experts to conduct another post-mortem to ascertain the reason for her death.
Hena Begum died a week after she was whipped about 80 times for allegedly having an affair with a married man

Hena Begum died a week after she was whipped about 80 times for allegedly having an affair with a married man

Hena Begum died a week after she received the punishment.

The girl was punished by villagers for her alleged crime last month.

The High Court order came after the initial post-mortem report said there was "no sign of any external or internal injuries to the body of Hena Begum".

Her family members said a village court consisting of elders and clerics ordered the lashing after allegations that she was having an affair with a married man.

"The court has also asked local doctors who did the first inquest and autopsy to appear before the court on the 10th of this month," Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told the BBC.

"We hope that by this time the new autopsy will be done and the report will be available before the court."

Four people have been arrested in connection with the death of Hena Begum. Police say they are looking for 14 others, including a religious teacher.

The court's order was partially in response to local media reports which alleged that there was a deliberate attempt to cover up the case as the news had put the local community under the spotlight.

This is the second reported case of a death linked to a Sharia law punishment since the practice was outlawed last year by the High Court
Source: BBC

Published Feb 8 2011


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