NAIROBI(Mareeg)—Masked al Shabaab forces stoned to death a man accused of rape and murder a young girl in front of a crowd in Wanlaweyn town 90 km south of Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said on Sunday.
An Islamic court in Wanlaweyn town of al Shabaab , found Mohamed Mohamoud Abdi guilty of raping and murdering a teenage girl and sentenced to be stoned to death in front of public.
"The criminal raped and killed an 18- year old girl... we sentenced him to be stoned to death according to the Islamic rule," said Shiek Abdulbasid a local judge.
"He was a married man, which is why the court sentenced him to be stoned to death," he added, explaining that a rape conviction only incurs flogging.
Witnesses said more people including al Shabaab officials and clan elders have gathered in the place where the accused man have been stoned to death.
Al Shabaab forces amputated the right hand and the left foot of four men accused of stealing mobile phones and guns on Thursday.
Al Shabaab controls many southern towns including the port towns of Kismayu and Merca.
By Ahmednor Mohamed Farah
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