German IS trial: Mother of tortured girl questioned in Munich
07 July 2019 |
2:28 pm
A woman thought to be the mother of a Yazidi girl left to die of thirst, allegedly by an Islamic State couple, has been questioned in a Munich court. A German national is on trial for the enslaved girl's death.
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