Six People Awarded Death Punishment for Tourturing Young Boys to Death in Bangladesh

  • 9 years ago
These are the heartbreaking last moments of a 13-year-old boy who was lynched and beaten to death by a gang after being falsely accused of stealing a bicycle. Samiul Alam Rajon was captured on video begging for his life after being tied to a pole and subjected to the sickening attack in Bangladesh. The footage, which went viral after being posted on social media, has also sparked a furious backlash across the country, with demonstrations demanding the attackers face the death penalty. In the video, the terrified youngster can be heard screaming in pain and repeating: 'Please don't beat me like this, I will die.' Finally after a long time Courts in Bangladesh have sentenced six people to death for torturing and killing two young boys earlier this year. Thirteen-year-old Samiul Islam Rajon died in July after he was brutally beaten. In August, 12-year-old Rakib Hawlader died after his former employer at a car repair shop used a nozzle to pump air into his rectum in retaliation for quitting his job. On Sunday, a court found the main suspect, Kamrul Islam, and three others guilty of torturing Rajon to death and sentenced them to death. A separate court found the owner of the car repair shop and an employee guilty of killing Hawlader and sentenced them to death. A video of Rajon screaming for help went viral online, shocking a nation inured to violence against children.

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