Sudanese teen sentenced to death for killing rapist husband in self-defence

Noura Hussein Hammad, 19, was handed a death sentence by a Sudanese court for killing her rapist husband in self-defence.

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Rights group Amnesty International on Thursday slammed a Sudanese court's sentencing of a teenager to death for killing her rapist husband in self-defence.

Noura Hussein Hammad, 19, was handed a death sentence by a Sudanese court for killing the man her father forced her to marry, the rights group said in a statement.

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