Darbesh Khan the Bangladeshi father of 14 year Hena Akhter was forced to watch as his daughter was whipped to death as her punishment for being raped. The local Imam passed judgment on Khan’s daughter of 101 public lashings as punishment for having an ‘affair’ with a married man. After 70 of the lashes had been brutally applied she collapsed and was taken to hospital and died. In an attempt to cover up the illegal whipping, her initial autopsy report listed her cause of death as suicide, however through Khan’s insistence the brutality and circumstances of the horrific event have been brought to light. Hena’s attacker a family member having stalked her, gagged and forced her into shrubs where he beat and raped her. Inspired by Bajan Sun Online ow.ly/4zcP3 image source Farid Ahmed ow.ly/4zcHg I’ve nothing to demand but justice (April 17 2011)

Darbesh Khan the Bangladeshi father of 14 year Hena Akhter was forced to watch as his daughter was whipped to death as her punishment for being raped. The local Imam passed judgment on Khan’s daughter of 101 public lashings as punishment for having an ‘affair’ with a married man. After 70 of the lashes had been brutally applied she collapsed and was taken to hospital and died. In an attempt to cover up the illegal whipping, her initial autopsy report listed her cause of death as suicide, however through Khan’s insistence the brutality and circumstances of the horrific event have been brought to light. Hena’s attacker a family member having stalked her, gagged and forced her into shrubs where he beat and raped her.

 

Inspired by Bajan Sun Online ow.ly/4zcP3 image source Farid Ahmed ow.ly/4zcHg