Brothers convicted of ‘honour killing’

A TURKISH court yesterday convicted two brothers for the “honour killing” of their sister and sentenced one to life in prison and the other to more than 11 years behind bars.

Guldunya Toren was shot dead in her hospital bed last year, where she was recovering from an earlier attack by her brothers. The brothers were accused of killing Toren, who was 22, to punish her for having a child out of wedlock.

Toren has become a symbol of Turkey’s struggle to stem the practice of honour killings and human rights groups have been watching the case closely.