The hole where Medine Memi was buried by her relatives in the courtyard of their house in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, February 4, 2010. Memi, a 16-year-old girl, was buried alive by relatives in southeastern Turkey in a gruesome honor killing carried out because she reportedly befriended boys, the Anatolia news agency reported Thursday. REUTERS/Tevfik Parlak/Anatolian
Details of honor killing shocks Turkey (UPI)
from Yahoo news
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb. 5 (UPI) — The father and grandfather of a teenage girl buried alive for talking to boys have been arrested and are being held for trial, authorities in Turkey say.