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Within weeks of a 13-year-old boy being lynched, another child was found tortured and murdered, sparking public anger.
Bangladesh court takes up teen murder case
Internet video of disabled boy beaten to death provoked public calls for his killers to be prosecuted.
24 Aug 2015
Court proceedings are due to begin against 13 people accused of murdering a teenage boy in rural Bangladesh.
Internet video of the disabled boy being beaten to death provoked public calls for his killers to be caught and punished.
Al Jazeera’s Maher Sattar’s reports from Sylhet in northeast Bangladesh.
Source : Al Jazeera
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