Turkish Court Sentences Family Members to Life for Murder of 8-Year-Old Girl

The mother, uncle, and brother of the victim were convicted of premeditated murder, while questions about the motive remain unresolved.

An eight-year-old girl, reported missing in August, was found dead 19 days later in a river near her village in Diyarbakir, Turkey.
The mother, uncle, and brother of the victim were sentenced to life imprisonment under aggravated conditions for her murder.
A neighbor, who admitted to hiding the body at the uncle's request, received a 4.5-year prison sentence for evidence tampering, prompting calls for a harsher penalty.
DNA evidence linked the uncle to the crime, though the exact motive and circumstances of the murder remain unclear after the trial.
The case, which involved a large-scale search and widespread public attention, has deeply shocked the nation and raised questions about familial violence.