A court in Peshawar on Thursday sentenced a man to death thrice after finding him guilty of raping, killing and then burning the body of an eight-year-old girl.
Child Protection Court Judge Hina Mehwish issued the judgment and also directed the convict, Asif Raza alias Malangay, to pay a fine of Rs1 million.
The girl’s body was found in the Balukhel Bala area, falling in the limits of the Badbher police station on November 19, 2020 — a day after she went missing. The minor girl’s family and residents of the area then staged a protest.
