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Mother, relatives charged over 8-year-old girl's killing in Turkey
Narin Guran went missing on August 21 from her village and her body was found in a sack hidden under rocks in a nearby stream on September 8
Yuksel Guran, mother of eight-year-old Narin Guran, holds her daughter's picture as she talks to media at their home in Tavsantepe village near Diyarbakir, Turkey, on August 27. Photo: Reuters file
A Turkish court on Friday jailed pending trial the mother and brother of a murdered eight-year-old girl whose body was found in a sack hidden under rocks in a case that horrified the nation and triggered protests since her disappearance three weeks ago.
President Tayyip Erdogan has said he would seek the most severe punishment for those responsible for the death of Narin Guran, whose body was found in a village near Diyarbakir, the largest city in southeast Turkey.
Prosecutors at a Diyarbakir court charged the girl's mother and brother of participating in the murder, while six people including an uncle and cousins were charged with destroying evidence. Another uncle was earlier charged with murder.
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Political parties and women's groups have held protests in various cities across Turkey to demand justice for Guran, whose murder triggered an outpouring of shock on social media, especially because of the number of relatives allegedly involved in her killing.
People carry the coffin of Narin Guran during her funeral ceremony on September 9. Photo: Reuters file
Guran went missing on August 21 from her village, some 10km (6 miles) south of Diyarbakir. Her body was found in a sack hidden under rocks in a nearby stream on September 8.
Relatives of Narin Guran, a murdered eight-year-old girl, mourn during her funeral. Photo: Reuters file
Protesters hold portraits of eight-year-old Narin Guran. Photo: AFP file
It was not clear how she was killed, but media reports said the autopsy revealed she had lesions on her neck.
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