An 8 Year sentence, in Sweden. "This is an incredibly harsh sentence. My client is in shock.
The 17-year-old boy from southern Sweden who stabbed his sister to death in April was sentenced to eight years in prison on Tuesday for what the court referred to as an "honour killing".
The sister had previously claimed she was forcibly married off at age 15 and raped.
In the months before her death, the 19-year-old had been speaking with
the women's support group Tänk Om ('Think Again'), which works to combat
honour violence. They had given her shelter and recorded her claims of
abuse.
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